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Facing the Enemy (2001)
Director: Robert Malenfant
Cast: Linden Ashby, Maxwell Caulfield, Alexandra Paul, Melanie Wilson
Runtime98 min
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Griff McCleary is a cop, now his son shot himself with Griff's gun. A year later both he and his wife are still reeling from it. Griff feeling shut out by his wife Olivia, decides to move out. Now he is investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide. He believes that there was no suicide. His investigation leads him to a girl named Nikki.
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The 2001 thriller film Facing the Enemy, directed by Robert Malenfant, has received a mixed reception from critics. While detailed awards recognition or ratings are not widely available, the film's narrative surrounding a grieving father investigating an apparent murder-suicide has been noted for its emotional weight and examination of grief.
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Fans of thriller films directed by Robert Malenfant will appreciate the taut pacing and emotionally charged performances in 'Facing the Enemy' from 2001, as a cop investigates a mysterious case involving his own family tragedy.
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The erotic thriller is a film subgenre defined as a film that "combines romanticized, 'erotic' appeal with a dangerous 'thriller' narrative—a "pleasure/danger" principle". The elements of bodily danger and pleasure are central to the plot. Most erotic thrillers contain scenes of softcore sex, though the frequency and explicitness of those scenes varies. British academic Linda Ruth Williams described erotic thriller films as "noirish stories of sexual intrigue incorporating some form of criminality or duplicity, often as the flimsy framework for onscreen softcore sex".
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