The Calendar Killer
Film202593 min

The Calendar Killer

Taste attributes: crimethrillerdetectivefastunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA layered crime thriller that is serious, dark and fast. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, 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

Klara is going to die today unless she kills her husband instead. The Calendar Killer has given her that impossible choice. When Jules starts his night shift at a telephone safety helpline for lonely women on their way home, Klara's call reaches him. He soon becomes her last hope for survival and races against time to save her.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Luise HeyerSabin TambreaFriedrich MückeRainer BockAndreas Döhler

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2025
Runtime
93 min
Status
Released
Studio
Amazon MGM Studios
Taste scores
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