Key Largo
Film1948100 min

Key Largo

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramathrillermafia/gangsterunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittycomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosion

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"A storm of fear and fury in the sizzling Florida Keys!"

Boxlist takeDark and serious: a raw crime thriller, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Humphrey BogartLauren BacallLionel BarrymoreEdward G. RobinsonClaire Trevor

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1948
Runtime
100 min
Status
Released
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

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

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