Enemy of the State
Taste attributes: actiondramathrillerespionagelegalvehiclespoliticalrobots/ai/spacemafia/gangsterfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryempowerment/personal growthfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"It's not paranoia if they're really after you."
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life thriller that is fast-moving, low-key and layered. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow 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
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
A hotshot Washington criminal lawyer becomes the target of a rogue security executive videotaped in the act of murdering a congressman when the incriminating tape is surreptitiously slipped into his shopping bag by the videographer, who is fleeing the executive's assassins.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Touchstone Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
