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The Limey

1999 · 89 min

A brooding, fragmented revenge tale that feels like a half-remembered memory, with sharp bursts of violence and a deep undercurrent of sadness.

Tagline: Tell him I'm coming.
Overview: The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
revenge
family
memory
isolation
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: crime, drama, thriller
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Written by: Lem Dobbs
Starring: Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán, Barry Newman, Joe Dallesandro, Nicky Katt, Peter Fonda, Amelia Heinle
Music: Cliff Martinez
Cinematography: Edward Lachman
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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