Mona Lisa
Taste attributes: crimedramaromancemafia/gangsterslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evillove conquers all
"Sometimes love is a strange and wicked game."
Boxlist takeExpect a serious, realistic crime drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.9 /10
TMDB · 144 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Neil Jordan
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- HandMade Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
