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Legacy of Lies

2020 · 101 min

A tense, gritty spy thriller that keeps you on edge with its relentless pace and personal stakes.

Tagline
He's afraid of nothing... except the truth.
Overview
An ex-MI6 agent is thrown back into the world of espionage and high stakes to uncover the shocking truth about operations conducted by unknown secret services.

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Free in the UK
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • conspiracy
  • revenge
  • family
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, action
Directed by
Adrian Bol
Written by
Adrian Bol
Starring
Scott Adkins, Honor Kneafsey, Martin McDougall, Yuliia Sobol, Anna Butkevych, Sergey Kalantay, Andrea Vasiliou, Tom Ashley
Music
Arkadiusz Reikowski
Cinematography
Simon Rowling
Runtime
101 min
Country
Georgia, Netherlands, Poland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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