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Five Grand

2016 · 86 min

A slow, gritty cat-and-mouse chase across a harsh landscape; tense, morally murky, and quietly brutal.

Directed by
Orson Ossman, Tyler Graham Pavey
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Orson Ossman, Chris Voss, Martha Magruder
Overview
An outlaw kills a marshal and steals his identity; a Pinkerton pursues him across the open country. He must be ruthless to survive.

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Directed by
Orson Ossman, Tyler Graham Pavey
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Starring
Orson Ossman, Chris Voss, Martha Magruder
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • deception
  • survival
  • violence
  • justice
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama, thriller, western
Directed by
Orson Ossman, Tyler Graham Pavey
Written by
Tyler Graham Pavey, Orson Ossman
Starring
Orson Ossman, Chris Voss, Martha Magruder, Eric Roberts, David Ossman, Tyler Graham Pavey, Thomas Ouziel, Casey Frey
Runtime
86 min
Languages
English

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