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Filth

2013 · 97 min

A dizzying, acid-black plunge into a corrupt cop's unravelling mind, by turns hilarious and horrifying.

Directed by: Jon S. Baird
Genres: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Starring: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan

Tagline: It's a filthy job getting to the top, but someone's got to do it.
Overview: A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.

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Directed by: Jon S. Baird
Genres: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Starring: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
corruption
guilt
addiction
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: unreliable narrator
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: crime, drama, comedy
Directed by: Jon S. Baird
Written by: Jon S. Baird
Starring: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots, Brian McCardie, Emun Elliott, Gary Lewis, John Sessions
Music: Clint Mansell
Cinematography: Matthew Jensen
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Belgium, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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