2017 · action · drama · war
An Ordinary Man
Directed by Brad Silberling1h 30m2017
A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his maid.
Our read: An Ordinary Man (2017) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded action · drama · war entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured action / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- bleak
- cold
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