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Lowlife

2017 · 98 min

A grimy, violent crime caper that keeps you tense and uneasy, with sudden bursts of absurdity and unexpected tenderness.

Tagline
Blessed are the Meek
Overview
The sordid lives of an addict, an ex-con, and a luchador collide when an organ harvesting caper goes very, very wrong.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, comedy, horror, drama
Directed by
Ryan Prows
Written by
Shaye Ogbonna, Jake Gibson, Tim Cairo, Ryan Prows
Starring
Nicki Micheaux, Mark Burnham, Jon Oswald, Ricardo Adam Zarate, Shaye Ogbonna, Santana Dempsey, King Orba, Jose Rosete
Music
Pepijn Caudron
Cinematography
Benjamin Kitchens
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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