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The Numbers Station

2013 · 90 min

A tense, brooding thriller that keeps you on edge with its claustrophobic setting and moral dilemmas.

Directed by: Kasper Barfoed
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: John Cusack, Malin Akerman, Hannah Murray

Tagline: The code has never been compromised. Until now.
Overview: When the moral values of a longtime wetwork black ops agent is tested during his last operation, he receives an unfavorable psych evaluation. Now he is given a break and a seemingly uncomplicated assignment of simply protecting the security of a young female code announcer, code resources and remote station they are assigned to. After an ambush and one phone call later, it becomes a complicated fight for their survival.

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Directed by: Kasper Barfoed
Genres: Action, Thriller
Starring: John Cusack, Malin Akerman, Hannah Murray

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
betrayal
morality
isolation
conspiracy
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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