The Toll
Film202183 min

The Toll

Taste attributes: comedythrillercrimedetectiveunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Everybody pays."

Boxlist takeIntricate and stylised: a crime comedy that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.5 /10

TMDB · 25 votes

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin’s investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Michael SmileyAnnes ElwyGary BeadleIwan RheonSteve Oram

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2021
Runtime
83 min
Status
Released
Studio
BFI
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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