The Foreigner
Taste attributes: actionthrillerfastunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy
"Never push a good man too far"
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life thriller, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Arthur Sarkissian Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
