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Relay

2025 · 112 min

A taut, cerebral cat-and-mouse thriller that keeps you leaning in, tracking calls and loyalties as paranoia quietly tightens.

Tagline
No callers are identified. No conversations are recorded. No phone records are kept. Now speak clearly and when you are finished say: 'Go ahead'.
Overview
A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • corruption
  • conspiracy
  • guilt
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • single country house
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
Action6
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama, thriller
Directed by
David Mackenzie
Written by
Justin Piasecki, David Mackenzie
Starring
Riz Ahmed, Lily James, Sam Worthington, Willa Fitzgerald, Eisa Davis, Matthew Maher, Victor Garber, Jared Abrahamson
Music
Tony Doogan
Cinematography
Giles Nuttgens
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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