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Brawl in Cell Block 99

2017 · 132 min

A grim, slow-burning descent into brutal violence, anchored by a stoic performance and a pervasive sense of dread.

Overview
After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • survival
  • family
  • violence
  • crime
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror6
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
S. Craig Zahler
Written by
S. Craig Zahler
Starring
Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Dion Mucciacito, Geno Segers, Mustafa Shakir, Marc Blucas
Music
Jeff Herriott, S. Craig Zahler
Cinematography
Benji Bakshi
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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