# Absolute Power (1997)

> A master thief becomes the lone witness to a presidential murder and must outmaneuver the Secret Service before power erases the truth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/39

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Action
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Judy Davis, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert, E.G. Marshall
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118548/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, politically cynical, sardonic, late night thriller viewing, 1990s crime movie marathon

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- [Most Wanted (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/21439)
- [Murder at 1600 (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/4605)
- [End Game (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/4894)
- [Enemy of the State (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/4954)
- [The Pelican Brief (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/5070)
- [In the Line of Fire (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/4576)
- [Vantage Point (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/3834)
- [No Way Out (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/5199)

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