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The Counselor

Movie · 2013 · 117 min

A cold, talky descent into cartel brutality where dread builds through monologues and the violence lands with sickening suddenness.

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2013 film by Ridley Scott
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Year
2013
Runtime
117 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • fate
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, crime, thriller
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Written by
Cormac McCarthy
Starring
Brad Pitt, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, John Leguizamo, Bruno Ganz, Natalie Dormer
Music
Daniel Pemberton
Cinematography
Dariusz Wolski
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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