Backdraft
Taste attributes: crimedramathrilleractiondetectivebusinessdisastermysterymafia/gangsterfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"Silently behind a door, it waits."
Boxlist takeA breakneck, heavy crime thriller: morally murky and heightened. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, 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
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Trilogy Entertainment Group
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
