Third Degree Burn

Third Degree Burn

1989 · 100 min · ★ 4.6 · Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

A down-and-out private eye (Treat Williams) gets too close to the wife (Virginia Madsen) of a rich man (Richard Masur) soon found dead.

Directed by Roger Spottiswoode · Written by Duncan Gibbins

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