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Dead Shot

2023 · 92 min

A grim, propulsive cat-and-mouse thriller that keeps you tense with its moral ambiguity and sudden violence.

Genres
Action, Thriller
Tagline
Revenge digs two graves.
Overview
In the 1970s, a member of the IRA takes over an Active Service Unit in London after his wife is accidentally shot dead in Ireland. The unit's mission is to cause chaos and destruction, while his personal aim is to hunt down his wife’s killer — an SAS captain, who is also hunting him.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • violence
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Charles Guard, Thomas Guard
Written by
Charles Guard, Ronan Bennett, Tom Guard
Starring
Colin Morgan, Aml Ameen, Mark Strong, Felicity Jones, Sophia Brown, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Will Keen, Mairéad Tyers
Music
Max de Wardener
Cinematography
Mattias Rudh
Runtime
92 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Portuguese

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