# Compliance (2012)

> A routine fast-food workplace becomes a psychological trap when a manager obeys a caller posing as a police officer and permits a humiliating accusation to escalate.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/59759

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Craig Zobel
- Cast: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp, Philip Ettinger, James McCaffrey, Matt Servitto, Ashlie Atkinson
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1971352/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: creepy, uncomfortable, unnerving, serious movie night, true crime viewing

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