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Canary Black

2024 · 103 min

A slick, fast-paced spy thriller that keeps you tense with relentless action and a few sharp twists, though it feels familiar.

Directed by
Pierre Morel
Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
Tagline
This mission is personal.
Overview
Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.

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Directed by
Pierre Morel
Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • conspiracy
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Pierre Morel
Written by
Matthew Kennedy
Starring
Kate Beckinsale, Rupert Friend, Saffron Burrows, Ray Stevenson, Goran Kostić, Ben Miles, Jaz Hutchins, Romina Tonković
Music
Jessica Rose Weiss
Cinematography
Thierry Arbogast
Runtime
103 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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