Film1977125 min

The American Friend

Name: The American Friend
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1977
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray

Taste attributes: dramathrillercrimemysterymafia/gangsterfastunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA layered, dark thriller: weighty and small-scale. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.2 /10

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Intricacy: Smart / intricate, 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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Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.

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