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Twilight

Twilight

Crime · Thriller · 1998

A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.

Movie details

Twilight

“Some people can buy their way out of anything. Except the past.”

1998 Crime · Thriller 1h 34m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Twilight?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Benton

Written by

Robert Benton · Richard Russo

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Harry Ross

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Catherine Ames

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Jack Ames

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Mel Ames

Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing

Lt. Verna Hollander

James Garner

James Garner

Raymond Hope

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Reuben Escobar

Court is in session

Put Twilight on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Restraint trusts the audience.”

It leaves emotional space unlabelled, trusting viewers to notice what the characters cannot say aloud.

The prosecution The Sentimental Softie

“Distance mistaken for discipline.”

The chill may look elegant, but withholding a heartbeat is not the same as having complicated feelings.