1970 · drama · comedy · war
Catch-22 (1970)
Directed by Mike Nichols2h 1m1970
A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.
Our read: Catch-22 (1970) (1970) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive drama · comedy · war entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / comedy, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- intense
- inventive
- bleak
- cold
- twisty
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