# Edge of Darkness (2010)

> After his daughter is murdered, a Boston detective follows a trail of political corruption that transforms a homicide inquiry into a brutal personal reckoning.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6988

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Martin Campbell
- Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novaković, Shawn Roberts, David Aaron Baker, Jay O. Sanders, Denis O'Hare
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226273/

## Ember's analysis

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

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