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Absolute Power (1997)

★ 6.7 · 1,230 ratings on TMDB

Corrupts absolutely.

Absolute Power poster★ 6.7

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.

DirectorClint Eastwood
CastClint Eastwood, Dennis Haysbert, E.G. Marshall, Ed Harris, Gene Hackman, Judy Davis
GenresAction, Crime, Drama
The emergence reading

Absolute Power keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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