
A View to a Kill
Taste attributes: actionadventurethrillerdisastervehiclesrobots/ai/spaceespionagefasttried & testedunsavourylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"Has James Bond finally met his match?"
Boxlist takeA sweeping thriller that is familiar, fast-moving and unsavoury. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.1 /10
TMDB · 1,351 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Eon Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











