
The 51st State
Taste attributes: actioncomedycrimethrillermafia/gangsterfasttried & testedunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads
"Nice Wheels. Dirty Deals. And One Mean Mother In A Kilt."
Boxlist takeA breakneck crime comedy that is unsavoury, low-key and heightened. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.1 /10
TMDB · 425 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, 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
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Ronny Yu
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Robert Carlyle
- Emily Mortimer
- Meat Loaf
- Rhys Ifans
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Alliance Atlantis Communications
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











