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Sucker Punch

2011 · 110 min

A visually stylized, emotionally intense ride that blurs fantasy and grim reality, demanding attention and leaving a dark, bittersweet aftertaste.

Directed by: Zack Snyder
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone

Tagline: You will be unprepared.
Overview: A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to collect five mystical items, blurring the lines between reality and imagination.

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Directed by: Zack Snyder
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
trauma
freedom
betrayal
Places: hospital
fantasy world
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Tension	7
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Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: action, fantasy, thriller
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: Steve Shibuya, Zack Snyder
Starring: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm
Music: Marius de Vries, Tyler Bates
Cinematography: Larry Fong
Runtime: 110 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, German

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