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Absolute Power

1997Movie2 h 1 minR

CrimeDrama
59
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic526.6Rotten Tomatoes58%52%
59
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic526.6Rotten Tomatoes58%52%

Summary

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder-in which the President of the United States is involved-occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.

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  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

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  • Draws you into power games.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Feels like real life.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

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Tropes

Treachery Is a Special Kind of Evilin 110 titlesRichmond's affair with a married woman and his subsequent murder of her would have been bad enough by itself, but she was also the wife of Walter Sullivan, a life-long mentor of his who played a key…Emasculated Cuckoldin 156 titlesBecause of his advanced age and his much younger wife's "needs", Walter Sullivan took to sitting in a chair and watched her from behind a two-way mirror in his bedroom when she was with other men.All 56 tropes

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