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Dying of the Light

2014 · 94 min

A grim, disoriented descent into a fading man's obsession, more mournful than thrilling, with a ragged, unfinished air.

Directed by
Paul Schrader
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Overview
Evan Lake, a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his protégé uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir, has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.

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Directed by
Paul Schrader
Genres
Thriller, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • revenge
  • memory
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin, Alexander Karim, Irène Jacob, Aymen Hamdouchi, Tomiwa Edun, Claudius Peters, Robert G. Slade
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
Bahamas, United States of America
Languages
Arabic, English, Romanian

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