The Wages of Fear
Film2024107 min

The Wages of Fear

Taste attributes: actionthrillerdramaadventurefastlightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA breakneck thriller that is expansive, light and heightened. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

When an explosion at an oil well threatens hundreds of lives, a crack team is called upon to make a deadly desert crossing with nitroglycerine in tow.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Franck GastambideAlban LenoirAna GirardotSofiane ZermaniAstrid Whettnall

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2024
Runtime
107 min
Status
Released
Studio
TF1 Studio
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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