The Machine
Film2023112 min

The Machine

Taste attributes: comedyactioncrimefasttried & testedunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilunderdog triumphs

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"To be a hero, it takes a lot of gut."

Boxlist takeExpect a very fast, heightened crime comedy, light rather than heavy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 27 votes

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Bert Kreischer faces a familial crisis and the arrival of his estranged father when the ghost of his booze-soaked past arrives: a murderous mobster hellbent on kidnapping Bert back to the motherland to atone for his crimes. Together, he and his father must retrace the steps of his younger self in the midst of a war between a sociopathic crime family while they attempt to find common ground.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Bert KreischerMark HamillJimmy TatroStephanie KurtzubaNikola Đuričko

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2023
Runtime
112 min
Status
Released
Studio
Shaken, Not Stirred Productions
Taste scores
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