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The Mean Season

1985 · 103 min · Director: Phillip Borsos ★ IMDb 6.1 · 6,579 ratings

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Malcolm Anderson is a reporter for a Miami newspaper. He's had enough of reporting the local murders and so promises his school teacher girlfriend (Christine), they'll move away soon. Before Malcolm can hand in his notice, the murderer from his latest article phones him. The murderer tells Malcolm that he's going to kill again. The phone calls and murders continue, soon Malcolm finds that he's not just reporting the story, he is the story.

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The Mean Season (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Cast

Kurt Russell

Malcolm Anderson

Richard Jordan

Alan Delour

Richard Masur

Bill Nolan

Richard Bradford

Phil Wilson

Joe Pantoliano

Andy Porter

Andy Garcia

Ray Martinez

RP
Rose Portillo

Kathy Vasquez

William Smith

Albert O'Shaughnessy

LS
Lee Sandman

Harold Jacoby

DF
Dan Fitzgerald

Carl Mason

CC
Cynthia Caquelin

Ruth Lowenstein

FO
Fred Ornstein

Warren Phillips

FB
Fritz Bronner

Peter Peterson

MD
Mike DeRienzo

Everett Durfee

MC
Michael Clay

Ray Sloane

FB
Fred Buch

John Burrows

BM
Bruce McLaughlin

Leonard Pridmore

MB
Marshall B. Gage

SWAT Commander

JB
Jill Beach

Channel 7 Anchorwoman

Details

Directed by
Phillip Borsos
Written by
John Katzenbach, Christopher Crowe, Leon Piedmont
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 6,579 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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