
Standoff
Taste attributes: dramathrillerrobots/ai/spacecrimedetectiveactionunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy
"A deadly game only one can survive"
Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, serious thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 240 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
A troubled veteran gets a chance at redemption by protecting a girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Adam Alleca
Cast
- Thomas Jane
- Laurence Fishburne
- Jim Watson
- Ella Ballentine
- Joanna Douglas
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- First Point Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











