# Tightrope (1984)

> A New Orleans detective hunting a serial rapist confronts the disturbing resemblance between the killer’s crimes and his own buried impulses.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6666

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Richard Tuggle
- Cast: Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood, Jenny Beck, Marco St. John, Rebecca Perle, Regina Richardson
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088272/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, melancholic, paranoid, late night thriller viewing, neo-noir double feature

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