
Tread
Taste attributes: documentarycrimeslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedfighting evilsocial commentary
"Desperate men do desperate things"
Boxlist takeRealistic and heavy: a slow-paced documentary, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Pushed to his breaking point, a master welder in a small town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains quietly fortifies a bulldozer with 30 tons of concrete and steel and seeks to destroy those he believes have wronged him.
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Gravitas Ventures
- Taste scores
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