Crank
Taste attributes: actioncrimethrillerrobots/ai/spacevehiclesmafia/gangsterfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads
"There are a thousand ways to raise your adrenaline. Today, Chev Chelios will need every single one."
Boxlist takeA breakneck, larger-than-life crime thriller: wide-ranging and simple. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, 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
Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Lions Gate Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
