New Jack City
Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerdetectivemafia/gangsteractiontried & testedunsavouryheavyintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosiontroubled leads
"They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime."
Boxlist takeA dark crime thriller that is serious, smart and intimate. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, 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
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Jackson/McHenry Company,The
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
