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Dead Presidents

1995 · 119 min

A slow, heavy descent from hopeful youth into war trauma and desperate crime, ending in cold institutional indifference that leaves you hollowed out.

Genres
Crime, Drama, Action
Tagline
The only color that counts is green.
Overview
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • crime
  • race
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • military
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2.5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8.5
Complexity6.5
Emotional weight8.5

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