Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Film2011127 min

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Taste attributes: dramamysterythrillerespionagehistoricaltried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"How do you find an enemy who is hidden right before your eyes?"

Boxlist takeA layered thriller that is weighty and sweeping. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, 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

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Gary OldmanColin FirthTom HardyJohn HurtToby Jones

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2011
Runtime
127 min
Status
Released
Studio
StudioCanal
Taste scores
How we score

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

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