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Freejack

1992 · 110 min

A grimy, fast-paced chase through a dystopian future, mixing action, dark satire, and a touch of camp.

Directed by
Geoff Murphy
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Crime
Tagline
Alex Furlong died today. Eighteen years from now he'll be running for his life.
Overview
Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a terminally ill billionaire.

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Directed by
Geoff Murphy
Genres
Science fiction, Action, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • identity
  • power
  • corruption
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism4
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
science fiction, action, crime, drama
Directed by
Geoff Murphy
Written by
Dan Gilroy, Ronald Shusett, Steven Pressfield
Starring
Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Banks, David Johansen, Amanda Plummer, Frankie Faison
Music
Trevor Jones
Cinematography
Amir Mokri
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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