The Asphalt Jungle
Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerheistfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavylineargrittyenclosedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"The City Under the City"
Boxlist takeA heavy crime drama that is dark, emotionally cool and fast-moving. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, 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
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1950
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
