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Pompeii

Movie · 2014 · 102 min

A grand, tragic spectacle of gladiators and romance set against a city's fiery doom.

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2014 film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
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Year
2014
Runtime
102 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • revenge
  • love
  • survival
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror4
Humour2
Realism5
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, action, adventure, disaster, sword-and-sandal, historical
Directed by
Paul W. S. Anderson
Written by
Lee Batchler, Janet Scott Batchler, Michael Robert Johnson
Starring
Kiefer Sutherland, Kit Harington, Carrie-Anne Moss, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Emily Browning, Jared Harris, Jessica Lucas, Sasha Roiz
Music
Clinton Shorter
Cinematography
Glen MacPherson
Runtime
102 min
Country
Canada, United States, Germany
Languages
English

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