
Bad Boys
Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"There's Only One Person Left Who Believes Mick O'Brien Can Make It... Mick O'Brien."
Boxlist takeExpect a small-scale, weighty crime thriller, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.0 /10
TMDB · 181 votes
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- EMI Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











