
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
Taste attributes: crimedocumentarydetectivemafia/gangsterslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Five crime families. One shot at taking them down."
Boxlist takeA grounded, serious documentary series: raw and dark. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, 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
New York City in the 1970s was ruled with a bloody fist by five mafia families, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Brillstein Entertainment Partners
- Taste scores
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