A Most Violent Year
Taste attributes: crimedramathrilleractionvehiclesbusinesslegalfastunsavouryintricatelinearemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerags to richesrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there."
Boxlist takeA breakneck crime thriller that is low-key, intricate and unsavoury. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Participant
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
