Witness
Taste attributes: crimedramaromancethrillerdetectiveheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder."
Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, smart crime thriller, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
