Oldboy
- Anxiety Level ▶ I like my stomach in knots
- Stalked/Terrorized ▶ Yes please
- Optimistic ▶ No thanks
- Originality ▶ Different or novel for its time
- Moralistic ▶ Yes please
- Exhilarating ▶ Yes please
- Innocence ▶ Seasoned, Savvy, Streetwise
- Boldness ▶ Bold, aggressive, unrepressed, cathartic or expressive actions
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty is the film of the year not because it's about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, but because Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow has used that subject to discuss other things. read more...
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- Stalked/Terrorized ▶ Yes please
- Exhilarating ▶ Yes please
- Anxiety Level ▶ I like my stomach in knots
- Moralistic ▶ Yes please
- Boldness ▶ Bold, aggressive, unrepressed, cathartic or expressive actions
- Rules ▶ Rigid or strongly constrained
- Innocence ▶ Seasoned, Savvy, Streetwise
- Realism ▶ Magical, Futuristic, Fantastic
- How Things Happen ▶ By cause and effect, mechanics, rules or facts
- Comfort Level ▶ Distressed, disturbed, unsettled or unresolved
- Overall Depth ▶ Deep or penetrating
- Takes itself Seriously ▶ Yes please
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91.0% Match
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With: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Ehle, Harold Perrineau, Scott Adkins, Lauren Shaw, Mark Strong, Edgar RamÃrez, Mark Duplass, James Gandolfini, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Nash Edgerton
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Written by: Mark Boal
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Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
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MPAA Rating: R for strong violence including brutal disturbing images, and for language
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Running Time: 157 minutes
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Release Date: 12/18/2012
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A History of Violence (2005)
With his new film, A History of Violence, David Cronenberg has joked that he is "selling out." In other words, he has taken a pre-existing job as a director-for-hire. Not that anyone could ever tell the difference; A History of Violence reveals itself as yet another masterpiece from this master director. read more...
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- Stalked/Terrorized ▶ Yes please
- Exhilarating ▶ Yes please
- Anxiety Level ▶ I like my stomach in knots
- Boldness ▶ Bold, aggressive, unrepressed, cathartic or expressive actions
- Rules ▶ Rigid or strongly constrained
- Innocence ▶ Seasoned, Savvy, Streetwise
- Production Level ▶ Polished
- Overall Depth ▶ Deep or penetrating
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A History of Violence (2005)
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91.0% Match
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With: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Ashton Holmes, Heidi Hayes, Stephen McHattie, Greg Bryk, Peter MacNeill
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Written by: Josh Olson, based on the graphic novel by John Wagner, Vince Locke
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Directed by: David Cronenberg
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MPAA Rating: R for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use
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Running Time: 96 minutes
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Release Date: 05/15/2005
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Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
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90.0% Match
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With: Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Burton, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Loomis
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Written by: John Carpenter
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Directed by: John Carpenter
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MPAA Rating: R
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Running Time: 91 minutes
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Release Date: 11/04/1976
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Lady Vengeance (2006)
Director Park Chan-wook establishes himself as the superstar of Korean action cinema this week with Lady Vengeance, the conclusion of his "revenge trilogy." Most Bay Area fans probably started with the second episode, Oldboy (2003), followed by Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002). (They were released here in that order in 2004.) That's probably a good thing, as Sympathy proved almost too random and pointless to be paired with the stunning Oldboy. read more...
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- Exhilarating ▶ Yes please
- Anxiety Level ▶ I like my stomach in knots
- Optimistic ▶ No thanks
- Boldness ▶ Bold, aggressive, unrepressed, cathartic or expressive actions
- Innocence ▶ Seasoned, Savvy, Streetwise
- Comfort Level ▶ Distressed, disturbed, unsettled or unresolved
- Originality ▶ Different or novel for its time
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90.0% Match
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With: Lee Yeong-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kim Si-hu, Nam Il-woo, Nam Byeong-ok
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Written by: Park Chan-wook, Chung Seo-kyung
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Directed by: Park Chan-wook
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MPAA Rating: R for strong violent content - some involving children, and some sexuality
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Language: Korean with English subtitles
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Running Time: 112 minutes
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Release Date: 07/28/2005
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They Live (1988)
From one of the most underrated of all American filmmakers comes one of the most underrated of all films, John Carpenter's They Live (1988). This was one of the few movies to tackle paranoia and brain-washing in the Reagan era, while Reagan was still in office. A drifter called "Nada" (pro wrestler Roddy Piper) arrives in town, gets a job on a construction site, and finds a pair of glasses. When he puts them on, he sees things as they "really" are. Aliens are in power and disguised as humans, and they are controlling the rest of us with subliminal advertising and media messages ("obey" and "conform"). Of course, it's up to Roddy -- along with co-stars David Keith and Meg Foster -- to save the world. ("I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum.") With Carpenter's clear, widescreen direction and his skill and enthusiasm at their highest peak, this is a masterpiece. It's based on a short story called "Eight O'Clock in the Morning," by Ray Nelson. Carpenter wrote the screenplay and composed the score (with Alan Howarth). In 2010, author Jonathan Lethem published an entire book devoted to this movie. read more...
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- Exhilarating ▶ Yes please
- Boldness ▶ Bold, aggressive, unrepressed, cathartic or expressive actions
- Innocence ▶ Seasoned, Savvy, Streetwise
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87.0% Match
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With: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower, Peter Jason, Susan Barnes, Sy Richardson, Susan Blanchard, Norman Alden
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Written by: John Carpenter, based on a short story by Ray Nelson
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Directed by: John Carpenter
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MPAA Rating: R
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Running Time: 93 minutes
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Release Date: 11/03/1988
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