# Derailed (2005)

> A financially desperate Chicago executive is pulled from an adulterous affair into a blackmail conspiracy that turns his ordinary life into a violent revenge trap.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4365

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Mikael Håfström
- Cast: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, Melissa George, Giancarlo Esposito, David Morrissey, Georgina Chapman, Denis O'Hare
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398017/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, tense, late night thriller viewing, crime movie marathon

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