Crimson Tide
Film1995116 min

Crimson Tide

Taste attributes: actiondramathrillerwarespionagevehiclesfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Danger runs deep."

Boxlist takeExpansive and conventional: a dark war film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like comfort over surprises.

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

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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
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Denzel WashingtonGene HackmanMatt CravenGeorge DzundzaViggo Mortensen

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1995
Runtime
116 min
Status
Released
Studio
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Taste scores
How we score

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

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