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Vengeance

2022 · 108 min

A wry, uneasy ride through grief and cultural misunderstanding that keeps shifting between laughs and quiet dread.

Directed by: B.J. Novak
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron

Tagline: Find the story before it finds you.
Overview: Ben, a journalist from New York City, travels to West Texas in order to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with while recording a murder mystery podcast along the way.

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Directed by: B.J. Novak
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Starring: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
deception
class
identity
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, mystery, thriller
Directed by: B.J. Novak
Written by: B.J. Novak
Starring: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron, Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher, Lio Tipton, Dove Cameron, Isabella Amara
Music: FINNEAS
Cinematography: Lyn Moncrief
Runtime: 108 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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