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Thin Air
70%
Movie
2h 30m
AI Analysis
Thin Air (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Thin Air (1988) — a movie tagged as cinema with balanced tone moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: Set in a commercial radio station in an enterprise zone called ‘Riverside’, Thin Air involved property development on a massive scale, the disruption and forced exodus of a local community, the stripping away of local authority powers, left-wing activism, designer drugs, media hacks. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~150 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Thin Air 70% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Thin Air is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Set in a commercial radio station in an enterprise zone called ‘Riverside’, Thin Air involved property development on a massive scale, the disruption and forced exodus of a local community, the stripping away of local authority powers, left-wing activism, designer drugs, media hacks.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-04-08
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 398882
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Where can I watch Thin Air (1988)?
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Is there an official trailer for Thin Air?
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What is Thin Air about?
Set in a commercial radio station in an enterprise zone called ‘Riverside’, Thin Air involved property development on a massive scale, the disruption and forced exodus of a local community, the str... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Thin Air?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Thin Air?
The official runtime for Thin Air is approximately 150 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Kate Hardie
Rachel Hamilton

Nicky Henson
Richard Hellier

Kevin McNally
Mark Gentian

Brian Bovell
Joe Jeffries

James Aubrey
Zac Diamond

Sam Kelly
Henry Campbell

Sarah-Jane Morris
Samantha Graham

Clive Merrison
Leonard Draeger

Robert Pugh
Michael Haig

Michael Garner
Paul
- C
Cristina Avery
Rose Marie
- A
Andrew Johnson
Brian

Burt Kwouk
Guang

Larrington Walker
Maurice
- P
Peter Lovstrom
Max

John Bardon
Stan

Linda Robson
Pat
- K
Kevin Walsh
Terry
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