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Bellman and True

1987 · 122 min

A tense, gritty British crime drama with a desperate father at its centre, unfolding slowly before a gripping heist and a bleak aftermath.

Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller
Tagline
They kidnapped his son. They forced him to steal 14 million dollars. Then they made their biggest mistake. They trusted him.
Overview
Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostage and force Hiller to decode the information about the alarm and then to take part in the robbery.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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