Criminal

Criminal

The mission is in the memories.

Directed by Ariel Vromen

Produced by BenderSpink, Campbell Grobman Films

2016113 min6.2 / 10

A high-octane sci-fi thriller about identity and memory, driven by relentless action and paranoia rather than emotional depth.

CIA Agent Bill Pope is on a mission to track down a shadowy hacker named 'The Dutchman'. When he gets mysteriously killed, an experimental procedure transfers his memories into a dangerous ex-convict. When he wakes up Pope's memories, his mission is to eliminate The Dutchman before the hacker launches ICBMs and starts World War III.

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  • Is Criminal violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Criminal scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Criminal easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Criminal sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Criminal end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

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38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise61

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Criminal, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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