Sorcerer
Film1977122 min

Sorcerer

Taste attributes: adventurethrillerdramafresh & originalheavyintricatelinearbig & variedcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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"The only wages worth running for, dying for, killing for, are the wages of fear"

Boxlist takeInventive and smart: a thriller that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 293 votes

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  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Directed by

  • William Friedkin

Cast

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1977
Runtime
122 min
Status
Released
Studio
Film Properties International N.V.
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