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The Fifth Estate

Movie · 2013 · 124 min

A chilly, talky procedural that turns idealistic collaboration into a tense duel of egos, leaving a lingering sense of disillusionment.

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2013 film directed by Bill Condon
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Year
2013
Runtime
124 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • media
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, thriller
Directed by
Bill Condon
Written by
Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Josh Singer, Luke Harding, David Leigh
Starring
Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alicia Vikander, Stanley Tucci, Daniel Brühl
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Tobias A. Schliessler
Runtime
124 min
Country
United States, India
Languages
English

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