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Violent Saturday

1955 · 90 min

A sunlit small-town drama that slowly tightens into sudden, ugly violence, leaving a lingering sense of ordinary lives cracked open.

Genres
Drama, Crime
Tagline
The day all Hell broke loose !
Overview
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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