Dead for a Dollar
Film2022106 min

Dead for a Dollar

Taste attributes: thrillerwesternactiondramafasttried & testedimaginarylinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Vengeance for the right price."

Boxlist takeUnsentimental and stylised: a western that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.7 /10

TMDB · 86 votes

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sent to prison years before. Max is on a mission to find and return Rachel Kidd, the wife of a wealthy businessman, who as the story is told to Max, has been abducted by Buffalo Soldier Elijah Jones. Max is ultimately faced with a showdown to save honor.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Christoph WaltzWillem DafoeRachel BrosnahanHamish LinklaterBenjamin Bratt

Details

Genre
Thriller
Year
2022
Runtime
106 min
Status
Released
Studio
Chaos, a Film Company
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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