The Recruit
Taste attributes: crimedramamafia/gangsteractionlegaladventuredetectivefasttried & testedunsavouryheavyintricatelineargrittyemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evil
"Inexperience is an asset"
Boxlist takeA morally murky crime series that is unsentimental, pacy and serious. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
A fledgling lawyer at the CIA that becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her long-term relationship with the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 55 min
- Status
- Returning Series
- Studio
- Entertainment One
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
