To Live and Die in L.A.
Taste attributes: actioncrimethrillerdetectivedramaespionagetried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode."
Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, expansive crime thriller, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, 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
A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- United Artists
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
