The Mean Season
1985 · 103 min · Director: Phillip Borsos
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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
- Tension35%
- Anxiety25%
- Fear20%
- Satisfaction10%
- Curiosity10%
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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
Harold Jacoby
Ruth Lowenstein
Warren Phillips
Peter Peterson
Everett Durfee
Ray Sloane
Leonard Pridmore
SWAT Commander
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Details
- Directed by
- Phillip Borsos
- Written by
- John Katzenbach, Christopher Crowe, Leon Piedmont
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1985
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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