# The Big Bang (2011)

> A hard-boiled Los Angeles detective’s search for a missing stripper spirals into a lethal, surreal conspiracy involving diamonds, scientific obsession, and ten dead witnesses.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/36970

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Action, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Tony Krantz
- Cast: Antonio Banderas, Thomas Kretschmann, Sienna Guillory, William Fichtner, Delroy Lindo, Sam Elliott, Autumn Reeser, James Van Der Beek
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1307873/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: sardonic, paranoid, stylized, late night noir viewing, crime thriller marathon

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