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Quick Info

Rating

6.1/10

Release1984

Runtime1h 55m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$48,143,579

Production

Malpaso Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

Movie

Tightrope

1984

1h 55m

6.1

Mystery

Thriller

Crime

Horror

Synopsis

Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened.

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