
Pound of Flesh
Taste attributes: actionthrillercrimefastunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"The black market is about to get bloody"
Boxlist takeA breakneck, low-key action film: dark and heightened. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
5.6 /10
TMDB · 167 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
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
In China to donate his kidney to his dying niece, former black-ops agent Deacon awakes the day before the operation to find he is the latest victim of organ theft. Stitched up and pissed-off, Deacon descends from his opulent hotel in search of his stolen kidney and carves a blood-soaked path through the darkest corners of the city. The clock is ticking for his niece and with each step he loses blood.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Ace Film Company
- Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











