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Today You Die (2005) poster

2005 · action · crime · adventure

Today You Die

Directed by Don E. FauntLeRoy1h 30m2005

A former thief who is trying to go straight seeks vengeance on those who framed him.

Our read: Today You Die (2005) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded action · crime · adventure entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Neutral, breathless, measured action / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb4.24k
  • kinetic
  • intense
  • cold
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Where the cast leads
DNA · twelve axes

How Today You Die 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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What watching it is actually like.

“You want straightforward Steven Seagal action revenge with fights and guns.”

ends triumphantyou’ll be fine aftergrabs you earlygrips from the openattention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upgraphic violencegore

Skip it tonight — You want smart plots or modern polished action.

If Today You Die is your film
Above the Law (1988)
early Seagal cop vigilante action
(more 80s and less straight to video)
Hard to Kill (1990)
Seagal revenge and martial arts
(more hospital recovery plot)
Out for Justice (1991)
Seagal Brooklyn cop on rampage
(more Italian mob focused)
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