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The Two Faces of January

2014 · 96 min

A sun-bleached, slow-simmering suspense piece where glamorous tourists drift into quiet dread and moral compromise.

Directed by
Hossein Amini
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac
Tagline
A mysterious encounter. A dangerous past. A deadly secret.
Overview
After he kills a detective, a con artist and his wife must trust a potentially dangerous stranger to help them get out of Greece.

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Stream in the UK
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More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Hossein Amini
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
thriller
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
France, United Kingdom, United States of America
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