
Hardcore Never Dies
Taste attributes: crimemusicdramathrillermusic/dancefastfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"ROTTERDAM. 1996. 180 BPM."
Boxlist takeAn original, fast crime thriller: heavy and intimate. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
17-year-old Michael dreams of a future as a pianist, but his music education is not going smoothly. In his search for inspiration, he receives help from an unexpected source: his brother Danny introduces him to the emerging Rotterdam “gabber” music scene. Michael is drawn into a world of hard beats, brotherhood and drugs. When Danny's drug business reaches international proportions, the brothers must fight for their lives.
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- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- New Amsterdam Film Company
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











