
The Courier
Taste attributes: actioncrimedramathrillermafia/gangsterfastunsavouryheavylineargrittyemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Don't shoot the messenger."
Boxlist takeA morally murky, unsentimental crime thriller: fast and serious. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 407 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Balanced, 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
This intense action-thriller unfolds in real time as two embattled souls fight for their lives. Gary Oldman stars as a vicious crime boss out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier to unknowingly deliver a poison-gas bomb to slay Nick, but after she rescues Nick from certain death, the duo must confront an army of ruthless hired killers in order to survive the night.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Capstone Entertainment Group
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











