Butterfly on a Wheel

Film200795 min

Butterfly on a Wheel

Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Lives will be broken"

Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, dark crime thriller, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 378 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming quest complex relationship fighting evil injustice/tragedy/vengeance rescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

Mike Barker

Cast

Details

Genre: Crime
Year: 2007
Runtime: 95 min
Status: Released
Studio: Butterfly Productions
Taste scores: How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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