Film2018102 min

The Mercy

Name: The Mercy
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 2018
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Mark Gatiss, Genevieve Gaunt

Taste attributes: adventuredramahistoricalmysterybiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Based on the true story"

Boxlist takeA grounded adventure film that is heavy, original and smart. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

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

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 205 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the world without making any stopover.

Synopsis: TMDB