It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can’t judge a crime by its cover.
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.
CrimeDramaThrillernew york cityhostageultimatumheistpolice detectivebank robberyhostage situationnypdmanhattan, new york citysuspenseful
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Character
Contemporary, earnest, classical in form and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
Who loves it, who doesn't
40 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Archivists.
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonKeith Frazier
- Clive OwenDalton Russell
- Jodie FosterMadeleine White
- Christopher PlummerArthur Case
- Willem DafoeJohn Darius
- Chiwetel EjioforBill Mitchell
- Carlos Andrés GómezSteve
- Kim DirectorStevie
- James RansoneSteve-O
- Bernie RachelleChaim
Crew
- Spike LeeDirector
- Russell GewirtzWriter
- Matthew LibatiqueDirector of Photography
- Terence BlanchardOriginal Music Composer
- Barry Alexander BrownEditor
- Brian GrazerProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Any Given Sunday 199976% alikeBoth contemporary, earnest, grave.
Michael Clayton 200775% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form, earnest.
G.I. Jane 199774% alikeBoth contemporary, classical in form, earnest.
The Bourne Identity 200274% alikeBoth contemporary, earnest, grave.
The Tourist 202278% alikeSeries · Both contemporary, earnest, classical in form.
Series · Both contemporary, classical in form, earnest.
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