
The Codes of War
Taste attributes: actionwarhistoricalfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA wide-ranging, serious war film: moving and grounded. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
War stories about family, ethics and honor include the true story of two U.S. Marines who in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb, a Navy Corpsman who attempts to hold on to his humanity, and a WW2 soldier who gets separated from his squad and is forced to re-evaluate his code.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
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