
Half Past Dead
Taste attributes: actioncrimethrillerespionagemartial artsfasttried & testedunsavouryheavylinearemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"The good. The bad. And the deadly."
Boxlist takeA breakneck crime thriller that is low-key, morally murky and familiar. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
5.2 /10
TMDB · 256 votes
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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
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Franchise Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











