The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Taste attributes: adventuredramawesternhistoricalslowheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipunlikely connections
"The nearer they get to their treasure, the farther they get from the law."
Boxlist takeA slow-paced western, heavy rather than light. Best if you like patience over pace.
Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it
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- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 1948
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
