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Taffin

1988 · 96 min

A scrappy, brooding small-town revenge thriller with a smug leading man, rural car chases and a sour streak of local cowardice.

Directed by
Francis Megahy
Genres
Action, Thriller
Tagline
He didn’t get mad… He got even.
Overview
When a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.

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Directed by
Francis Megahy
Genres
Action, Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • justice
  • power
  • revenge
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Francis Megahy
Written by
David Ambrose
Starring
Pierce Brosnan, Ray McAnally, Alison Doody, Jeremy Child, Dearbhla Molloy, Jim Bartley, Alan Stanford, Gerard McSorley
Music
Hans Zimmer, Stanley Myers
Cinematography
Paul Beeson
Runtime
96 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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