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Wheelman

2017 · 82 min

A white-knuckle, real-time car chase that traps you in the driver's seat with a desperate, foul-mouthed antihero.

Tagline
Drive fast. Think faster.
Overview
A getaway driver for a bank robbery realizes he has been double crossed and races to find out who betrayed him.

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  • Netflix
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • family
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Jeremy Rush
Written by
Jeremy Rush
Starring
Frank Grillo, Caitlin Carmichael, Garret Dillahunt, Shea Whigham, Wendy Moniz, John Cenatiempo, George Carroll, William Xifaras
Music
Brooke Blair, Will Blair
Cinematography
Juan Miguel Azpiroz
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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