# In the Electric Mist (2009)

> A haunted Louisiana detective confronts serial murder, buried racial violence, and the ghosts of a corrupted Southern past.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8197

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Bertrand Tavernier
- Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Mary Steenburgen, Kelly Macdonald, Justina Machado, Ned Beatty, James Gammon
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910905/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, eerie, oppressive, dark mystery night, rainy evening

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