Barb Wire
Film199698 min

Barb Wire

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionfastlightimaginarysimpleglossybig & variedemotionally undemanding

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"Don't call me babe!"

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, pacy sci-fi film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like pace over patience.

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Quality rating

4.0 /10

TMDB · 265 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A sexy nightclub owner, Barb Wire moonlights as a mercenary in Steel Harbor, one of the last free zones in the now fascist United States. When scientist Cora Devonshire wanders into Barb's establishment, she gets roped into a top-secret government plot involving biological weapons. Soon Barb is reunited with her old flame Axel Hood, who is now Cora's husband and a guerrilla fighter, resulting in plenty of tense action.

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Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Details

Genre
Action
Year
1996
Runtime
98 min
Status
Released
Studio
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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