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Sully

Movie · 2016 · 96 min

A tense, grounded procedural that turns a famous miracle into a quiet study of doubt, duty, and public scrutiny.

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2016 film directed by Clint Eastwood
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Year
2016
Runtime
96 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • guilt
  • justice
  • media
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, biographical
Directed by
Clint Eastwood
Written by
Todd Komarnicki
Starring
Tom Hanks, David Letterman, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Katie Couric, Autumn Reeser, Michael Rapaport
Cinematography
Tom Stern
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom, Australia
Languages
English

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