Lions for Lambs
A talky, earnest drama that intercuts political debate with battlefield tension, asking you to weigh complicity and conviction.
- About
- 2007 film directed by Robert Redford
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 88 min
A talky, earnest drama that intercuts political debate with battlefield tension, asking you to weigh complicity and conviction.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 4 | |
| Horror | 2 | |
| Humour | 2 | |
| Realism | 8 | |
| Romance | 0 | |
| Tension | 6 | |
| Darkness | 6 | |
| Complexity | 7 | |
| Emotional weight | 7 |
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Tense, melancholic · about politics and war
A fiery, persuasive polemic that mixes archival footage, interviews, and emotional testimony to provoke outrage and sorrow.
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Tense, earnest · about politics and media · ensemble
A tense, talky newsroom drama that builds quiet suspense around a single decision, carried by two magnetic performances and a sense of history in the making.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about politics and war · nonlinear
A tense, immersive descent into war-torn America, seen through journalists' eyes, blending visceral action with moral unease.
From Lions for Lambs
Same director: Robert Redford · Tense, earnest · about morality and ambition · ensemble
A quietly gripping moral drama that unfolds with the tension of a thriller, steeped in melancholy and sharp social observation.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about war · nonlinear
A somber, reflective war chronicle that lingers on the cost of heroism, alternating harrowing combat with a quietly devastating aftermath.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, melancholic · about war · nonlinear
A quietly devastating, circular tragedy that weighs war's reach into ordinary lives, leaving a lingering ache long after the final frame.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, melancholic · about politics and morality · nonlinear
A slow-burn, atmospheric plunge into political chaos and doomed romance, anchored by moral seriousness and a haunting sense of place.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about war and morality · nonlinear
A sober, psychologically acute war drama that immerses you in the strain of command and the slow erosion of men under pressure.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about politics and morality · ensemble
A taut, black-and-white plunge into a newsroom under siege, crackling with cigarette smoke and moral conviction.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense · about war and morality
A wry, claustrophobic antiwar parable that tightens like a trap, mixing absurd bureaucratic comedy with a quietly devastating sense of futility.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about politics and war
A tense, talk-heavy procedural that makes nuclear brinkmanship feel like a slow, suffocating countdown, with quiet moments of dread between the meetings.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense · about politics and morality
A tense, cynical plunge into political backstabbing, where idealism curdles into betrayal and the cost of winning becomes chillingly clear.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about politics and war
A weighty, talky chamber piece that builds quiet suspense through smoky rooms and clipped rhetoric, rewarding attention with a stirring finish.
From Lions for Lambs
Same composer: Mark Isham · Tense, earnest · ensemble
A raw, emotionally charged drama that builds tension through brutal fights and fractured family bonds, culminating in a cathartic release.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about war and ambition · ensemble
A sweeping, character-driven war epic that immerses you in the mind of a brilliant, flawed commander, balancing grand battles with intimate psychological study.
From Lions for Lambs
Earnest, melancholic · about war · nonlinear
A harrowing, deeply felt plunge through war and its aftermath, anchored by a raw, physically transformative lead performance.
From Lions for Lambs
About politics and war · ensemble
A sharp, fast-talking political comedy that makes backroom dealmaking entertaining while quietly building to a sobering point.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, melancholic · about morality · nonlinear
A sprawling, cool-toned mosaic that weaves separate lives into one sobering portrait of a war nobody can win.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about war
A quiet, tense chamber drama where two wounded enemies share a room, slowly finding humanity under the watch of a stoic old man.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about politics and morality
A stately, dialogue-rich immersion into political maneuvering, anchored by a mesmerizing central performance, building quiet tension toward a historic vote.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about war · ensemble
A sprawling, sobering war epic that immerses you in the grinding logistics and human cost of a doomed operation, leaving a lingering sense of futility.
From Lions for Lambs
Same composer: Mark Isham · Earnest · ensemble
An earnest, emotionally charged classroom drama that inspires through real struggles and small victories.
From Lions for Lambs
Earnest, melancholic · about morality · nonlinear
A quiet, slow drive through dusty roads that turns into a meditative, unsettling encounter with life and death.
From Lions for Lambs
Tense, earnest · about morality · ensemble
A quietly gripping, morally complex drama that keeps you tense and emotionally invested as it unfolds with painful realism.