High Noon
Film195285 min

High Noon

Taste attributes: thrillerwesterndramatried & testedheavylinearemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"The story of a man who was too proud to run."

Boxlist takeA serious, unsentimental western, otherwise balanced. Best if you like easy over intense.

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

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Gary CooperGrace KellyThomas MitchellLloyd BridgesKaty Jurado

Details

Genre
Thriller
Year
1952
Runtime
85 min
Status
Released
Studio
Stanley Kramer Productions
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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