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Red Sparrow

Movie · 2018 · 141 min

A cold, methodical plunge into espionage where every kindness hides a transaction and survival demands becoming what you fear.

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2018 film by Francis Lawrence
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Year
2018
Runtime
141 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • power
  • survival
  • identity
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
spy, thriller
Directed by
Francis Lawrence
Written by
Eric Warren Singer, Justin Haythe
Starring
Charlotte Rampling, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker, Ciarán Hinds, Joel Edgerton, Joely Richardson, Matthias Schoenaerts
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Jo Willems
Runtime
141 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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