A Walk Among the Tombstones

Appeals to viewers who favor grim, atmospheric detective stories with damaged investigators, morally compromised alliances, and restrained bursts of violence.

Tone

bleak, tense, melancholic

Payoff

unease, catharsis

Pacing

steady

Intensity

intense

Structure

linear

Themes

murder investigation, grief, addiction, moral compromise, justice

Setting

1990s, rain-soaked urban neighborhoods and criminal underworld