Torn Curtain
Taste attributes: dramaromancethrillerespionagehistoricaltried & testedheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"It tears you apart with suspense!"
Boxlist takeA serious thriller that is sweeping, grounded and layered. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution, but the plan goes awry when his fiancee, unaware of his motivation, follows him across the border.
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Taste Attributes
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1966
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
