The Thicket
Taste attributes: crimethrillerwesterndramaunsavouryheavylineargrittyenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Death comes fast in Texas"
Boxlist takeA heavy, unsavoury western, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
An innocent young man, Jack, goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cut Throat Bill and her gang. To save her, Jack enlists the help of a crafty bounty hunter named Reginald Jones, a grave-digging alcoholic son of an ex-slave, and a street-smart prostitute. The gang tracks Cut Throat Bill into the deadly no-man’s land known as The Big Thicket — a place where blood and chaos reign.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2024
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Tubi
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
