
Red Corner
Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerlegaldetectivefastunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Leniency for those who confess..."
Boxlist takeA layered, weighty crime thriller, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 242 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Jon Avnet
Cast
- Richard Gere
- Bai Ling
- Bradley Whitford
- Byron Mann
- Peter Donat
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Avnet/Kerner Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











