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Cut Throat City

2020 · 123 min

A gritty, slow-burning heist drama that immerses you in post-Katrina despair and tense survival, with a twist that recontextualizes the struggle.

Tagline: Desperate times. Dangerous measures.
Overview: Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster for employment, the crew is hired to pull off a daring casino heist, right in the heart of the city.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, crime, corruption, friendship
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
crime
corruption
friendship
politics
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild