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Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

2008 · 133 min

A swaggering, restless crime saga that pulls you along on nervous energy before curdling into paranoia and a grim, inevitable reckoning.

Overview
After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats, making him France's most notorious criminal while simultaneously feeding his desire for media attention and public adoration, Mesrine becomes increasingly paranoid and isolated, leading to a dramatic confrontation with the law that ultimately seals his fate as the nation's most infamous public enemy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • crime
  • obsession
  • celebrity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, thriller, crime, drama
Directed by
Jean-François Richet
Written by
Abdel Raouf Dafri
Starring
Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric, Gérard Lanvin, Samuel Le Bihan, Olivier Gourmet, Georges Wilson, Michel Duchaussoy
Music
Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp
Cinematography
Robert Gantz
Runtime
133 min
Country
Canada, France
Languages
French, English

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