The Recruit
Taste attributes: actionthrillermafia/gangsterespionagedetectivefasttried & testedunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Trust. Betrayal. Deception. In the C.I.A. nothing is what it seems."
Boxlist takeA sweeping, familiar thriller: morally murky and weighty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.4 /10
TMDB · 1,296 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Roger Donaldson
Cast
- Colin Farrell
- Al Pacino
- Bridget Moynahan
- Gabriel Macht
- Karl Pruner
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Birnbaum / Barber Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
