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Taste attributes: crimedramamysteryrobots/ai/spacethrillermusic/dancepsychologicalespionageunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatebig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs
"Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business."
Boxlist takeAn intricate, larger-than-life crime drama: weighty and dark. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple are in danger.
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Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
