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Ambush

2001 · 8 min

A tight, punchy burst of chrome-and-gunpowder tension that grips you for eight minutes and leaves you grinning.

Genres
Action
Overview
While escorting an elderly man to an undisclosed location, The Driver is confronted by a van full of armed men and is warned that the old man has stolen a large amount of diamonds. The old man claims to have swallowed the diamonds and that the men will likely cut him open to retrieve them. The Driver decides at the last minute to help him, participating in a car chase and shootout with the van. The Driver eventually evades his pursuers and watches their destruction. He then delivers the old man to a town nearby and asks the merchant if he did indeed swallowed the diamonds. The client merely chuckles and walks away. The Driver then leaves.
How it feels
Relentless and needs your attention.
About
Greed, deception, survival
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action9
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension8
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    action
    Directed by
    John Frankenheimer
    Written by
    Andrew Kevin Walker
    Starring
    Clive Owen, Tomas Milian, Franklin Dennis Jones
    Cinematography
    Newton Thomas Sigel
    Runtime
    8 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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