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Flinch

2021 · 100 min

A quirky, tense crime romance that keeps you uneasy with its offbeat tone and moral ambiguity.

Tagline
Love is a Crime
Overview
A young Hitman--who lives with his mother--develops feelings for the witness of a murder he committed.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • obsession
  • love
  • morality
  • isolation
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
Action4
Horror3
Humour4
Realism6
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, romance
Directed by
Cameron Van Hoy
Starring
Daniel Zovatto, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Cathy Moriarty, Tom Segura, Buddy Duress, Rob Gough, Rustic Bodomov, Raymond Lee
Cinematography
Kai Saul
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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