The First Great Train Robbery
Taste attributes: adventurecrimedramathrillerhistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Never have so few taken so much from so many."
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, weighty crime thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.7 /10
TMDB · 239 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Starling Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
