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The Man from Toronto

2022 · 113 min

A silly, fast-paced action comedy where mistaken identity leads to over-the-top fights and easy laughs.

Tagline
Hitman meets dead man.
Overview
A case of mistaken identity forces a bumbling entrepreneur to team up with a notorious assassin known as The Man from Toronto in hopes of staying alive.
Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • deception
  • friendship
  • family
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, comedy
Directed by
Patrick Hughes
Written by
Chris Bremner, Robbie Fox
Starring
Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Kaley Cuoco, Jasmine Mathews, Lela Loren, Pierson Fodé, Jencarlos Canela, Ellen Barkin
Music
Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography
Rob Hardy
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English, Spanish

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