Payback
Taste attributes: actioncrimedramadetectivemafia/gangsterunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceself destruction/implosiontroubled leads
"No More Mr. Nice Guy."
Boxlist takeSerious and unsavoury: a gritty crime drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, 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
- Style & visuals: Gritty, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals
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Synopsis
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Icon Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
