Film2008121 min

Valkyrie

Name: Valkyrie
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Released: 2008
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Carice van Houten, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Cranham

Taste attributes: dramahistorythrillerwarhistoricaltried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

See which match your taste

"Many saw evil. They dared to stop it."

Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, moving war film, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

6.9/10

Your matchTake the taste test to see your match

Where to watch

StrongsampleWhy this match?Show

What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, 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
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for Valkyrie.

Synopsis

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

Synopsis: TMDB