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      China Moon

      1994, Mystery & thriller/Crime, 1h 39m

      10 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      Honest homicide detective Kyle Bodine (Ed Harris) wanders into a Tampa, Fla., bar one night and meets gorgeous Rachel Munro (Madeleine Stowe), who is married to abusive bank president Rupert (Charles Dance). Bodine begins having an affair with Rachel. During a fight, Rachel accidentally kills Rupert and convinces Bodine to help her dispose of the body. But when Bodine's partner, Lamar Dickey (Benicio del Toro), investigates the case, all the clues he finds point toward Bodine as the murderer.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Mystery & thriller, Crime, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: John Bailey

      • Producer: Barrie M. Osborne

      • Writer: Roy Carlson

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $2.7M

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      • Distributor: Columbia Tristar, Orion Pictures

      • Production Co: Tig Productions

      • Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround, Stereo

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      • Nov 12, 2013

        I didn't find Paper Moon that predictable. I enjoyed the twists and turns of the plot and I enjoyed the acting of Madeline Stowe and Ed Harris, the two main characters. I guess crime doesn't pay...

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      • Feb 06, 2011

        Homicide Det. Kyle Bodine (Ed Harris) is a veteran of the force who knows the ins and outs of every crime scene. He meets the beautiful and mysterious Rachel (Madeline Stowe), and they begin a steamy relationship. But then he finds out she's married to a rich banker called Rupert (Charles Dance) who's a serial adulterer and wife beater. During a particularly heated confrontation with her husband, Rachel shoots and kills Rupert in self defense and then persuades Kyle to assist her in disposing of the body and covering up the evidence of what has happened. Kyle carries out these tasks with his usual efficiency but problems arise when the body is discovered and his rookie partner Lamar Dickey (Benicio del Toro) discovers some clues which lead to the finger of suspicion being pointed at Kyle. <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=29gbxid" target="_blank"><img src="http://i52.tinypic.com/29gbxid.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=30uw8za" target="_blank"><img src="http://i55.tinypic.com/30uw8za.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=b7x6o5" target="_blank"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/b7x6o5.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> <a href="http://tinypic.com?ref=11b0t28" target="_blank"><img src="http://i51.tinypic.com/11b0t28.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"></a> There are enough twists and turns to keep you off-balance in this story of passion, treachery and murder. The comparisons to "Body Heat," "No Way out" and "Double Indemnity" are understandable but the joy I get in watching films of this genre is trying to predict how things are going to go wrong and there was a twist ending I openly acknowledge I did not see coming. Early in the film the veteran Harris chastises his young partner for not being observant. I guess I too was not paying attention to the small details lol.

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      • Jan 28, 2010

        I knew this was an old movie by how young Benicio del Toro looked

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