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Brick

2006 · 110 min

A dense, stylized neo-noir that immerses you in a labyrinthine mystery with its own peculiar rhythm and language.

Directed by: Rian Johnson
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Matt O'Leary

Tagline: A detective story.
Overview: A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

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Directed by: Rian Johnson
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Matt O'Leary

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
grief
betrayal
isolation
crime
Places: suburbs
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, mystery, crime
Directed by: Rian Johnson
Written by: Rian Johnson
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Matt O'Leary, Noah Fleiss, Lukas Haas, Meagan Good, Emilie de Ravin, Noah Segan
Music: Nathan Johnson
Cinematography: Steve Yedlin
Runtime: 110 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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