Film194798 min

Brute Force

Name: Brute Force
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1947
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn, Charles Bickford, Yvonne De Carlo, Ann Blyth

Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Power Packed Picture!"

Boxlist takeAn intimate, inventive crime thriller: heavy and layered. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 115 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, 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

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

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