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Exit

2006 · 100 min

A sleek, cold Scandinavian thriller that keeps you tense and off-balance as a corporate man's life unravels into paranoia.

Directed by
Peter Lindmark
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Overview
There is a thin line between money and loyalty. Thomas Skepphult runs an investment company, and is arrested for the murder of his business partner when his fingerprint is found on the murder weapon. When he tries to call his lawyer, the phone is answered by someone who he thought had committed suicide years ago.

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Directed by
Peter Lindmark
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 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
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Peter Lindmark
Starring
Mads Mikkelsen, Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel Fröler, Börje Ahlstedt, Johan Rabaeus, Kirsti Eline Torhaug, Ia Langhammer, Kristina Törnqvist
Music
Johan Söderqvist
Cinematography
Eric Maddison
Runtime
100 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Danish, English, Swedish

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