Filth
Film201397 min

Filth

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramadetectiveactionmafia/gangsterholidaysfastunsavouryenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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"It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it."

Boxlist takeAn unsavoury crime comedy, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A bigoted junkie cop suffering from bipolar disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

James McAvoyJamie BellEddie MarsanImogen PootsJoanne Froggatt

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2013
Runtime
97 min
Status
Released
Studio
Altitude Film Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

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

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