Film201999 min

Code 8

Name: Code 8
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2019
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Stephen Amell, Robbie Amell, Kari Matchett, Penny Eizenga, Lawrence Bayne

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramascience fictionthrillerrobots/ai/spacesuperheromonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarybig & variedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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"Fear is the most dangerous power"

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and unsavoury: a fresh sci-fi film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 1,297 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves with a criminal gang to help his ailing mother. (Based on the short film “Code 8,” 2016.)

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