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Flawless

2007 · 108 min

A slow-burning, talky heist drama that trades action for quiet tension and a melancholy look at ambition and revenge.

Directed by
Michael Radford
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Overview
A female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.

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Directed by
Michael Radford
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • class
  • gender
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Michael Radford
Written by
Edward Anderson
Starring
Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Nathaniel Parker, Shaughan Seymour, Nicholas Jones, Joss Ackland, Silas Carson
Music
Stephen Warbeck
Cinematography
Richard Greatrex
Runtime
108 min
Country
United Kingdom, Luxembourg, United States of America
Languages
English

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