
Backstabbing for Beginners
Taste attributes: dramahistorythrillerhistoricalromanceslowheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"If you dig too deep, you may not like what comes up"
Boxlist takeAn emotional, smart thriller, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 143 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
Nothing pulls hard against this profile.
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Synopsis
An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grizzly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Per Fly
Cast
- Theo James
- Jacqueline Bisset
- Ben Kingsley
- Rossif Sutherland
- Brian Markinson
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Fortitude International
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











