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Child 44

2015Movie2 h 17 minR

CrimeThriller
46
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Letterboxd2.9/5Metacritic415.6Rotten Tomatoes30%42%
46
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.4Letterboxd2.9/5Metacritic415.6Rotten Tomatoes30%42%

Summary

Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood

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  • Weighs on you.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Keeps you guessing.

Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Tropes

The Neidermeyerin 178 titlesVasili, especially in the World War II opening in which, in contrast to the courageous and valorous Leo Demidov, who actually fought in the Reichstag, Vasili just hides away from combat.Inspiration NodRare · in 47 titlesThe scene of Alexei's son playing by the train tracks by laying a coin and some spoons on them for the train to run over, with it then being revealed he's already in the presence of the killer, is ex…All 43 tropes

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