
The Amateur
Taste attributes: actionthrillerespionagerobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Don't underestimate him."
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life thriller that is expansive, fast and heavy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Studios
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











