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The Day Shall Come

2019 · 87 min

A biting satire that balances absurd humor with a growing sense of dread as a naive man is manipulated by powerful forces.

Tagline
A comedy based on a hundred true stories.
Overview
An impoverished leader of a small religious commune in Miami is offered cash to save his family from eviction. He has no idea his sponsor works for an FBI agent, who plans to turn him into a criminal by fueling his madcap revolutionary dreams.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • power
  • race
  • faith
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Chris Morris
Written by
Jesse Armstrong, Chris Morris
Starring
Marchánt Davis, Anna Kendrick, Pej Vahdat, Danielle Brooks, Rodney Richardson, Jim Gaffigan, Denis O'Hare, Calah Lane
Music
Sebastian Rochford, Jonathan Whitehead
Cinematography
Marcel Zyskind
Runtime
87 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia
Languages
English

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