Under Fire
Taste attributes: dramawarunsavouryheavyrealisticintricategrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"This wasn't their war but it was their story... and they wouldn't let it go!"
Boxlist takeSerious and realistic: an emotional war film, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.8 /10
TMDB · 101 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
Three U.S. journalists (Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Gene Hackman) get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Orion Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
