Film1998106 min

Suicide Kings

Name: Suicide Kings
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Christopher Walken, Henry Thomas, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto

Taste attributes: actioncomedycrimedramathrillermafia/gangsterfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarylinearemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionunlikely connections

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"A crime is a terrible thing to waste."

Boxlist takeDark and fast-moving: an unsentimental crime comedy, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like pace over patience.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.6 /10

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Balanced, 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

Charlie, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Charlie plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.

Synopsis: TMDB