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Central Intelligence

Movie · 2016 · 155 min

A breezy, joke-filled buddy romp where the action is light and the chemistry between the leads keeps things fun.

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2016 film by Rawson Marshall Thurber
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Year
2016
Runtime
155 min
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • redemption
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour8
Realism4
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
comedy, action, buddy
Directed by
Rawson Marshall Thurber
Written by
Ike Barinholtz, Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring
Dwayne Johnson, Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Hart, Aaron Paul, Thomas Kretschmann, Amy Ryan, Kumail Nanjiani
Music
Ludwig Göransson, Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography
Barry Peterson
Runtime
155 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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