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Criminal

2016 · 113 min

A tense, fast-paced action thriller with a dark edge, where brutal fights and memory flashes keep you on edge.

Directed by
Ariel Vromen
Genres
Action, Crime, Science fiction
Tagline
The mission is in the memories.
Overview
CIA Agent Bill Pope is on a mission to track down a shadowy hacker named 'The Dutchman'. When he gets mysteriously killed, an experimental procedure transfers his memories into a dangerous ex-convict. When he wakes up Pope's memories, his mission is to eliminate The Dutchman before the hacker launches ICBMs and starts World War III.

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Directed by
Ariel Vromen
Genres
Action, Crime, Science fiction
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • memory
  • identity
  • crime
  • violence
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, crime, science fiction
Directed by
Ariel Vromen
Written by
David Weisberg, Douglas S. Cook
Starring
Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Gal Gadot, Alice Eve, Ryan Reynolds, Michael Pitt, Jordi Mollà
Music
Brian Tyler
Cinematography
Dana Gonzales
Runtime
113 min
Country
Bulgaria, France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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