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Big Nothing

2006 · 86 min

A gleefully nasty crime caper that keeps escalating into absurd, bloody chaos, making you laugh and wince at the same time.

Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Tagline
They wrote the book on how not to be criminals.
Overview
A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • greed
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, comedy, crime, thriller
Directed by
Jean-Baptiste Andrea
Written by
Jean-Baptiste Andrea, William Rosenfeld
Starring
David Schwimmer, Simon Pegg, Alice Eve, Natascha McElhone, Jon Polito, Mimi Rogers, William Rosenfeld, Julian Glover
Music
Alan Anton
Cinematography
Richard Greatrex
Runtime
86 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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