Prisoner of War
Taste attributes: actionhistorythrillerwarhistoricalfasttried & testedunsavouryheavylineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Fight to survive."
Boxlist takeA breakneck, wide-ranging war film: serious and unsavoury. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
British RAF Wing Commander James Wright is captured by the Japanese during WWII and forced to fight in brutal hand-to-hand combat. The Japanese soldiers get more than they bargained for when Wright’s years of martial arts training in Hong Kong prove him to be a formidable opponent.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Brand in Motion
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
