Narcos
TV Series2015Ended

Narcos

Taste attributes: crimedramamafia/gangsterbiographyslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashtroubled leads

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"There's no business like blow business."

Boxlist takeA grounded crime series that is serious, dark and rough-edged. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashtroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Pedro PascalMatias VarelaDamián AlcázarFrancisco DenisAlberto Ammann

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2015
Runtime
57 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Gaumont International Television
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