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Tightrope (1984)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:9

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Clint Eastwood stars in this psychological thriller about a divorced New Orleans homicide detective whose use of handcuffs extends beyond the line of duty. Wes Block is a good father to his two... Clint Eastwood stars in this psychological thriller about a divorced New Orleans homicide detective whose use of handcuffs extends beyond the line of duty. Wes Block is a good father to his two young daughters, but since his wife left him he has turned to prostitutes with whom he indulges his growing taste for S&M and other kinky sexual practices. When he is assigned to a case involving the brutal slayings of a series of prostitutes and sex workers in New Orleans' red light district, Wes finds his personal and professional life merging in an increasingly disturbing manner. [More]

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood, Jennifer Beck

Director: Richard Tuggle

Director: Richard Tuggle

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Jon Niccum
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Lawrence Journal-World

Eastwood took a chance at the height of his stardom to play a less-than-heroic cop in this gutsy serial-killer thriller.

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A surprisingly tightly wound serial killer mystery.

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Nick Schager
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Lessons of Darkness

Eastwood cria um personagem complexo e interessante, mas os elementos policiais da trama, aliados ao ritmo frouxo da história, prejudicam seus esforços.

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Fine later Eastwood starrer

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Film noir at its best, with an intriguing blend of law and order, sin and sex, violence and sado-masochism.

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