Kill the Messenger
Taste attributes: crimedramamysterythrillerbiographyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Can you keep a national secret?"
Boxlist takeRealistic and intricate: a weighty crime thriller, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Bluegrass Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
