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The Wages of Fear

2024 · 107 min

A white-knuckle ride through a sun-scorched wasteland, where every bump could be the last and desperation hangs in the air.

Overview: When an explosion at an oil well threatens hundreds of lives, a crack team is called upon to make a deadly desert crossing with nitroglycerine in tow.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Survival, greed, class, power
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
greed
class
power
betrayal
Places: wilderness
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild