1990 · thriller · crime
Miller's Crossing
Directed by Joel Coen1h 55m1990
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Our read: Miller's Crossing (1990) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded thriller · crime entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured thriller / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- intense
- cold
- twisty
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