Film2018110 min

Beirut

Name: Beirut
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2018
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Shea Whigham, Dean Norris, Mark Pellegrino

Taste attributes: actiondramathrillerespionagecrimefasttried & testedunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Beirut, 1982: The Paris of the Middle East Was Burning"

Boxlist takePacy and wide-ranging: an unsavoury thriller, heavy rather than light. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 410 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

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