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Windtalkers

2002 · 134 min

A grim, explosive war epic that mixes harrowing combat with a conflicted moral core, leaving a heavy emotional residue.

Directed by
John Woo
Genres
War, Action
Tagline
Honor Was Their Code.
Overview
Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.

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Directed by
John Woo
Genres
War, Action
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • war
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • race
  • guilt
Places
  • military
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror5
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
war, action
Directed by
John Woo
Written by
Joe Batteer, John Rice
Starring
Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Van Holt, Martin Henderson, Roger Willie
Music
James Horner
Cinematography
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Runtime
134 min
Country
United States of America, Hong Kong
Languages
English, Japanese, Navajo

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