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This Means War

Movie · 2012 · 97 min

A glossy, disposable romp where two spies bicker and sabotage each other over the same woman, breezy and silly throughout.

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2012 film directed by McG
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Year
2012
Runtime
97 min
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • love
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Details

Genres
action, romantic comedy, spy
Directed by
McG
Written by
Simon Kinberg, Timothy Dowling
Starring
Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, Angela Bassett, Jenny Slate, Til Schweiger, Rebel Wilson, Laura Vandervoort
Music
Christophe Beck
Cinematography
Russell Carpenter
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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