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Zero Dark Thirty

Movie · 2012 · 157 min

A cold, grinding procedural that burrows into obsession, tightening like a wire until the silent, hollow aftermath lands with quiet devastation.

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2012 film directed by Kathryn Bigelow
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Year
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Runtime
157 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • justice
  • revenge
  • war
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • military
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, action, war, thriller
Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
Written by
Mark Boal
Starring
Chris Pratt, James Gandolfini, Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Scott Adkins, Harold Perrineau, Kyle Chandler, Stephen Dillane
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Greig Fraser
Runtime
157 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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