Movie

The Outside Man

1972 · 111 min

A cool, sun-bleached chase through unfamiliar streets, where every stranger might be a threat and trust is a luxury.

Tagline: If you kill the most powerful man in organized crime, they've got the rest of your life to get you.
Overview: A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, survival, isolation, crime
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
survival
isolation
crime
deception
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild