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Laguna Heat (1987)

Laguna Heat poster
Directed by
Simon Langton
Genre
drama film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
R
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police detective returns to his coastal hometown to investigate a series of murders. He uncovers secrets tied to his own past and the local power structures.

darkmysteriousslow-pacedsuspensefulsombernoirishintense

What happens

Laguna Heat is a 1987 American drama film directed by Simon Langton and written by D.M. Eyre, Pete Hamill and David Burton Morris. The film stars Harry Hamlin, Jason Robards, Rip Torn, Catherine Hicks, Anne Francis and James Gammon. The film premiered on HBO on November 15, 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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