Two men driven to tell the truth … whatever the cost.
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- rawmeticulous
Who loves it, who doesn't
31 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Archivists.
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Cast
- Al PacinoLowell Bergman
- Russell CroweJeffrey Wigand
- Christopher PlummerMike Wallace
- Diane VenoraLiane Wigand
- Philip Baker HallDon Hewitt
- Lindsay CrouseSharon Tiller
- Debi MazarDebbie De Luca
- Stephen TobolowskyEric Kluster
- Colm FeoreRichard Scruggs
- Bruce McGillRon Motley
Crew
- Michael MannDirector
- Eric RothWriter
- Michael MannWriter
- Dante SpinottiDirector of Photography
- Pieter BourkeOriginal Music Composer
- Lisa GerrardOriginal Music Composer
- William GoldenbergEditor
- David RosenbloomEditor
- Paul RubellEditor
- Pieter Jan BruggeProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
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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Primal Fear 199675% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
Insomnia 200274% alikeBoth earnest, grave, contemporary.
Mare of Easttown 202179% alikeSeries · Both earnest, contemporary, grave.
Toxic Town 202576% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
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