# Angel Heart (1987)

> A hard-bitten New York private investigator follows a missing musician into a hypnotic maze of voodoo, murder, and buried identity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/513

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: Alan Parker
- Cast: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu, Brownie McGhee, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Whitcraft
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092563/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, hypnotic, erotic, late night horror viewing, noir double feature

## Synopsis

A detective's search for a missing man leads him into a dark and twisted underworld.

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