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Crypto

2019 · 105 min

A slow-burning financial thriller that mixes small-town family drama with corporate corruption, feeling tense and cynical but ultimately earnest.

Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Tagline
Fear is the ultimate currency
Overview
A young agent is tasked with investigating a tangled web of corruption and fraud in New York.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • corruption
  • crime
  • greed
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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