Movie

The Coldest Game

2019 · 104 min

A slow-burn spy thriller that keeps you tense with its intricate plot and cold war atmosphere, demanding close attention.

Tagline: Times change — The stakes remain the same.
Overview: Warsaw, Poland, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Josh Mansky, a troubled math genius and former US chess champion, is recruited to hold a dangerous public match against the Soviet champion, while playing the deadly game of espionage hidden in the darkest shadows of a hostile territory.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, addiction, war, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
addiction
war
betrayal
obsession
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild