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Savages

Movie · 2012 · 131 min

A slick, brutal crime thriller that keeps you tense with sudden violence and moral compromise.

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2012 film by Oliver Stone
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Year
2012
Runtime
131 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • power
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, crime thriller
Directed by
Oliver Stone
Written by
Oliver Stone, Don Winslow, Shane Salerno
Starring
John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Blake Lively, Benicio del Toro, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emile Hirsch, Taylor Kitsch, Demián Bichir
Cinematography
Daniel Mindel
Runtime
131 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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