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Two Hands

1999 · 103 min

A sweaty, sun-baked crime caper that balances menace with offbeat humour and a tender coming-of-age heart.

Directed by
Gregor Jordan
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Tagline
It was only one mistake, but it was a big one.
Overview
19-year-old Jimmy is just scraping by in the red-light district of Sydney. When local crime lord Pando offers him a shot at working for his syndicate, Jimmy jumps at the chance to deliver a costly package. But, when Jimmy gets jacked by a couple of kids, he's indebted to the dangerous gangster for $10,000. Running out of time, he schemes to rob a bank to save himself and a beautiful girl he desires from a gruesome demise.

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Directed by
Gregor Jordan
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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