The Codes of War
Film202592 min

The Codes of War

Taste attributes: actionwarhistoricalfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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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

Taste Attributes

human spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Noah Gray-CabeyMichael Grant

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2025
Runtime
92 min
Status
Released
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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