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25th Hour

Movie · 2002 · 135 min

A somber, reflective day-long descent into dread and regret, heavy with grief for a city and a life about to end.

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2002 film by Spike Lee
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Year
2002
Runtime
135 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • guilt
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • death
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Spike Lee
Written by
David Benioff
Starring
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Edward Norton, Anna Paquin, Rosario Dawson, Brian Cox, Barry Pepper, Dania Ramirez, Vanessa Ferlito
Music
Terence Blanchard
Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto
Runtime
135 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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