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The Banker

2020 · 120 min

A polished, earnest true-story drama that educates and inspires, with a tense undercurrent of racial injustice.

Directed by
George Nolfi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult
Tagline
Don't pay the man. Be the man.
Overview
In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.

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Directed by
George Nolfi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • class
  • power
  • justice
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
George Nolfi
Written by
Niceole R. Levy, Stan Younger, David Lewis Smith, George Nolfi
Starring
Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, Scott Daniel Johnson, Jessie T. Usher, Colm Meaney, Paul Ben-Victor
Music
H. Scott Salinas
Cinematography
Charlotte Bruus Christensen
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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