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Billionaire Boys Club

2018 · 108 min

A glossy, grim true-crime descent into greed and murder among privileged 1980s youth, more cautionary than thrilling.

Directed by: James Cox
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Taron Egerton

Tagline: Young. Handsome. And cunning.
Overview: A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establishes a get rich quick scam that turns deadly.

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Directed by: James Cox
Genres: Drama
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Taron Egerton

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 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: greed
crime
betrayal
corruption
guilt
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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