Lionheart
Film1990105 min

Lionheart

Taste attributes: actionmartial artscrimemafia/gangsterdramafasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

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"When the streets are a jungle... There can only be one king."

Boxlist takeUnsavoury and very fast: a heavy action film, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like pace over patience.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.5 /10

TMDB · 706 votes

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dangerous clandestine fights.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Jean-Claude Van DammeHarrison PageLisa PelikanAshley JohnsonDeborah Rennard

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1990
Runtime
105 min
Status
Released
Studio
Universal Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

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

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