Gun City

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Gun City

2018

2h 6m

History

Drama

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In 1921 a cop is sent to Barcelona to arrest the people responsible for stealing military weapons.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Amid its plethora of thick mustaches and stony gazes lies an absorbing piece of Spanish cinema that comes across as a genre stew with a social conscience.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Sean Woodard

Cultured Vultures

Peaky Blinders fans may be drawn to the film's period detail and violence, but its character-driven story and methodical pacing may not suit everyone. However, patient viewers may be rewarded.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 30, 2019

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Jorge Loser

Espinof

The film is sometimes a gift for the eyes, but in others, it tends to the imbalance. Yet, its proposal deserves to be well received. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 10, 2019

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Drama about corruption in 1920s Spain; language, violence.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 7, 2018

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Ignacio Navarro

El antepenúltimo mohicano

Especially memorable are the roles of Vicente Romero and Manolo Solo, two villains that their actors endow with a tragic and nuanced air. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Oct 17, 2018

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

De la Torre seeks an expression that may want to be artistic but is only technical, with a staging of spectacular appearance that hides a rehash of obvious references and nothing original. [Full Review in Spanish]

Oct 12, 2018

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Pavlos C

A touch of social catharsis, so loudly absent from most modern day movies. A bit overly romanticized and some moral stereotypes but ok, I guess we can forgive that. Great photography and cinematography. Also saw other comments mentioning slow pace. Don't agree; A good movie drags you in contemplation and that needs slow. Still though wouldn't call it slow. Just as much. Mostly excited about the attempt for catharsis and atmosphere. A decent European response. European commercial cinema might still be alive.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

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Late R

Despite a great cast, a lovely production design and the occasional burst of violent action, ‘Gun City's' narrative is a mess as it tries to blend together a number of different storylines that address some of Spain's historical problems. I think the main problem is not only too many characters vying for attention, but specifically how superficially they're written, lacking depth and enough screen time to make us care about them -- impassive and short on much of a backstory or personality, Luis Tosar's main character is the worst offender here. The final act does manage to bring things together quite nicely and to a satisfying end, but it's not enough to save the whole film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/22

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Gianmarco R

Double game film done very well and also structured in a curious and interesting way, which manages to entertain and intrigue a lot. Interesting plot but in general the film is perhaps a little too slow but you can stand it well

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/16/21

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Audience Member

Confusing Plot City. Good hats, better mustaches. Still not sure what the motives of the main character were. But it was watchable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Interesting, vintage crime, this reminded me to watch peaky blinders once again

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Sometimes it looks a mix of many things (the environment is very achieved) in a story that becomes not very clear, but the atmosphere catches you, somehow.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Dani de la Torre

Director

Luis Tosar

Aníbal Uriarte

Michelle Jenner

Sara

Ernesto Alterio

Tísico

Vicente Romero

Inspector Rediú

Paco Tous

Salvador Ortiz

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Synopsis

In 1921 a cop is sent to Barcelona to arrest the people responsible for stealing military weapons.

Director: Dani de la Torre
Screenwriter: Patxi Amézcua
Production Co: Vaca Films, Televisión de Galicia (TVG) S.A., Atresmedia Cine
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2018
Runtime: 2h 6m

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