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Mank

Movie · 2020 · 131 min

A sharp, talky, black-and-white plunge into Hollywood backrooms, witty and weary, rewarding close attention with a lingering melancholy.

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2020 film directed by David Fincher
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Movie
Year
2020
Runtime
131 min
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • power
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
David Fincher
Written by
Jack Fincher
Starring
Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Charles Dance, Bill Nye, Leven Rambin, Tuppence Middleton, Arliss Howard
Music
Trent Reznor
Cinematography
Erik Messerschmidt
Runtime
131 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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