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Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014) poster

2014 · crime · thriller · drama

Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart

Directed by Cédric Anger1h 51m2014

Between 1978 and 1979, the inhabitants of the Oise are in fear of a maniac who kills several hitchhikers and escape the police. He was then dubbed "the killer of the Oise" is actually a shy young policeman who will investigate his own murder, only to lose control of the situation.

Our read: Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded crime · thriller · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

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Heavy, measured, measured crime / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb6.43k
  • heavy
  • measured
  • intense
  • bleak
  • cold
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How Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a chilling based-on-true serial killer story focused on the perpetrator cop.”

ends unsettlingit leaves you shakensteady all the waygrips by minute 15attention 4/5earns its lengthsubtitles: full
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Skip it tonight — You avoid serial killer or true crime thrillers, especially with police corruption.

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