Film2002134 min

Windtalkers

Name: Windtalkers
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Released: 2002
Duration: 134 min
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo

Taste attributes: actiondramahistorywarhistoricalrobots/ai/spaceunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Honor Was Their Code."

Boxlist takeA weighty, gritty war film: grounded and wide-ranging. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

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

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 914 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.

Synopsis: TMDB