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Lions for Lambs

Movie · 2007 · 88 min

A talky, earnest drama that intercuts political debate with battlefield tension, asking you to weigh complicity and conviction.

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2007 film directed by Robert Redford
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Year
2007
Runtime
88 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • war
  • morality
  • media
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Robert Redford
Written by
Matthew Michael Carnahan
Starring
Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Andrew Garfield, Robert Redford, Michael Peña, Peter Berg, Derek Luke, Kevin Dunn
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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