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Assassins

Movie · 1995 · 132 min

A tense, twisty cat-and-mouse thriller with bursts of action and a weary, cynical edge.

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1995 film directed by Richard Donner
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Year
1995
Runtime
132 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Richard Donner
Written by
Brian Helgeland, Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Starring
Sylvester Stallone, Julianne Moore, Antonio Banderas, Tim Blake Nelson, Kelly Rowan, Muse Watson, Reed Diamond, Donald Moffat
Music
Mark Mancina
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States, France
Languages
Spanish, English

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