
Pawn
Taste attributes: crimethrillermysteryactionfastunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearglossyemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Every move is a game changer"
Boxlist takePacy and emotionally cool: a morally murky crime thriller, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like easy over intense.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
5.6 /10
TMDB · 123 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
A petty robbery spirals into a tense hostage situation after three gunmen hold up a diner that's a front for the mob.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- David A. Armstrong
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 42 Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











