In a departure from typical PI tropes, the protagonist's past as a disgraced star quarterback is central to the plot:
: A former football star turned PI who is literally weighed down by his past. The Poison Rose(2019)
The film acts as a "family reunion" for Hollywood legends and literal family members: In a departure from typical PI tropes, the
: Much of the town's corruption revolves around the local high school football culture and "Happy" Chandler, the town's current star. The Poison Rose(2019)
: The celebrity chef’s actual Savannah residence served as the sprawling waterfront home for Famke Janssen's character.