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The Long Good Friday

Name: The Long Good Friday
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1980
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson

Taste attributes: crimedramamysterydisastermafia/gangsterfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"Who lit the fuse that tore Harold's world apart?"

Boxlist takeA heavy, original crime drama: grounded and dark. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 210 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.

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