Film1987106 min

Someone to Watch Over Me

Name: Someone to Watch Over Me
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1987
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco, Jerry Orbach, John Rubinstein

Taste attributes: crimedramaromancethrillerdetectiveheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Where protection ends, obsession begins."

Boxlist takeA weighty crime thriller that is small-scale and intricate. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

While Mike Keegan is celebrating his recent promotion to detective, in a fancy nightclub socialite Claire Gregory witnesses the murder of the owner by powerful mobster, Joey Venza. Mike is assigned to protect her in the night shift in her Manhattan apartment. When Venza threatens Claire, Mike and Claire eventually become closer—and Mike finds himself divided between the love for his family and his heated passion for Claire and his fascination of her world.

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