The Untouchables
Taste attributes: crimedramahistorythrillerhistoricalsportsmafia/gangsterdetectiveunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardy
"What are you prepared to do?"
Boxlist takeHeavy and gritty: a smart crime thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like grit over polish.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: very gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Style & visuals: Gritty, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals
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Synopsis
Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
