Pusher
Film201286 min

Pusher

Taste attributes: crimethrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Never cross the line."

Boxlist takeA morally murky, fast-moving crime thriller, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.5 /10

TMDB · 80 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, 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
  • Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

In London, a drug dealer grows increasingly desperate over the course of a week after a botched deal lands him in the merciless clutches of a ruthless crime lord. The more desperate his behavior, the more isolated he becomes until there is nothing left standing between him and the bullet his debtors intend to fire his way.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Luis Prieto

Cast

  • Richard Coyle
  • Bronson Webb
  • Agyness Deyn
  • Mehmet Ferda
  • Zlatko Burić

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2012
Runtime
86 min
Status
Released
Studio
Embargo Films
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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