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The Hot Spot (1990) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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The Hot Spot

Movie1990·130 min

The Hot Spot

Directed by Dennis Hopper

Romance Crime Thriller

A romance crime film directed by Dennis Hopper.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 63%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.3/10

304 ratings

About The Hot Spot

Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: obsession, forbidden love, ambition hubris, late 20th century, small town, american regional, strangers forced together, anti hero, femme fatale, con deception, cat and mouse, heist robbery, corruption, forbidden star crossed

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Where to Watch The Hot Spot

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Details

Director: Dennis Hopper
Language: English

Cast

Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly

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How The Hot Spot Ranks

All movies

Top 63%

1990s movies

Top 62%

Romance movies

Top 66%

★Dennis Hopper films#3 of 5

Top 63% All movies.

the vibe

The Hot Spot Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenseapproachablelight-touchintimatehauntinggritty

stylized

What it's about

con deceptioncat & mouseobsessionforbidden loveambition hubrisanti-herofemme fatalestrangers forced togetherheist robberycorruptionforbidden star crossedsmall townamerican regionallate 20th century

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

grittygritty