The Revenant
2015USA★ 7.54 pt match
What ties these together is rage and loyalty under pressure. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Both move the same way too, brutal, cold and detached, and escalating.
22 Bullets
L'Immortel
2010FranceLanguage: frDirected by Richard Berry★ 6.7
Available in English: subtitled
A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.
Themes and style
Tone
brutaltensecold and detached
Pacing
relentlessescalating
Story
survivalpursuit
Emotion
rageloyalty under pressureredemption
Themes
corrupt institutionsclass and money
Feel
gut punchexhaustingcrowd pleaser
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
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