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Villain

2020 · 97 min

A gritty, tense crime drama that feels like a punch to the gut, with a relentless downward spiral and raw emotional weight.

Directed by
Philip Barantini
Genres
Crime, Drama, Action
Tagline
Crime runs in the blood.
Overview
After 10 years, Eddie Franks is out of prison and trying to stay on the straight and narrow, but his drug-mule brother, Sean has other ideas. Rival gangster brothers demand Sean repay his debt to them, causing Eddie to get tangled in the crossfire, and he ends up using his life savings to calling in favours with mobster friends to try and help.

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Directed by
Philip Barantini
Genres
Crime, Drama, Action
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • family
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Villain Collection

  1. Ek VillainMovie · 2014
  2. VillainMovie · 2020 This title
  3. Ek Villain ReturnsMovie · 2022
  4. VillainsMovie · 2027

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