Deathtrap
Film1982116 min

Deathtrap

Taste attributes: comedycrimemysterythrillerdetectivefresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"The trap is set... For a wickedly funny who'll-do-it."

Boxlist takeA layered, heightened crime comedy: contained and glossy. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 148 votes

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What lines up

  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

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Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1982
Runtime
116 min
Status
Released
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
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