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Stolen

2012 · 96 min

A frantic, clock-ticking chase through New Orleans during Mardi Gras, with Cage's manic energy and a father's desperate race against time.

Tagline
Never steal from the world's greatest thief.
Overview
Master thief Will Montgomery is just released from the State penitentiary after serving a 10 year sentence, is contacted by Vincent, his ex comrade in crime, who is holding Will’s teenage daughter ransom in a hijacked taxi cab. Vincent will only surrender her when Will reveals the whereabouts of the 20 million dollars he contrived to conceal from their last robbery.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • revenge
  • redemption
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Simon West
Written by
David Guggenheim
Starring
Nicolas Cage, Sami Gayle, Josh Lucas, Malin Akerman, Danny Huston, Shanna Forrestall, Kevin Foster, Mark Valley
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
James Whitaker
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Swedish, English

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