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Ronin

Movie · 1998 · 122 min

A taut, globe-trotting thriller of shifting loyalties and visceral car chases, coolly professional and quietly fatalistic.

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1998 film directed by John Frankenheimer
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Year
1998
Runtime
122 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • deception
  • crime
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
drama, action, heist, spy, thriller
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Written by
David Mamet, J. D. Zeik
Starring
Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Sean Bean, Stellan Skarsgård, Jonathan Pryce, Natascha McElhone, Katarina Witt, Michael Lonsdale
Music
Elia Cmíral
Cinematography
Robert Fraisse
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States, France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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