2019 · crime · drama · thriller
Running with the Devil
Directed by Jason Cabell1h 40m2019
A leader of a drug cartel sends his two toughest henchmen to investigate why a shipment was botched.
Our read: Running with the Devil (2019) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded crime · drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured crime / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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