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Insomnia

2002 · Mystery · Christopher Nolan · 1h 58m

Two Los Angeles detectives are sent to an Alaskan town where the sun does not set, and one of them stops being able to sleep. Grey and groggy, mostly two men circling each other.

  • Strongly realistic
  • Clearly heavy
  • Clearly character-driven

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Describe: Insomnia

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  • The Secret in Their Eyes

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    95% alike

    2009 · Mystery

    A retired Buenos Aires court investigator starts writing a novel about the 1974 murder case he never let go of. It moves between the two times, and the case is only half of what it is about.

    • Strongly realistic
    • Clearly heavy

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    Describe: The Secret in Their Eyes

    Where does it sit? Neither end is better than the other.

    LightHeavy
    SimpleComplicated
    SlowFast
    RealisticFantastic
    IntimateEpic
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  • 2007 · Thriller

    A law firm's fixer is sent to clean up after their star litigator falls apart in the middle of defending a chemical company. Grown-ups in offices talking, and it tightens slowly.

    • Strongly realistic

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    Describe: Michael Clayton

    Where does it sit? Neither end is better than the other.

    LightHeavy
    SimpleComplicated
    SlowFast
    RealisticFantastic
    IntimateEpic
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  • Jackie Brown

    94% alike

    1997 · Crime

    A flight attendant running cash for an arms dealer is caught by federal agents and tries to play both sides. Slower and warmer than it sounds, built around one handover.

    • Strongly realistic
    • Clearly character-driven

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    Describe: Jackie Brown

    Where does it sit? Neither end is better than the other.

    LightHeavy
    SimpleComplicated
    SlowFast
    RealisticFantastic
    IntimateEpic
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