The McKenzie Break

Genres

DramaSpy ThrillerMilitary Drama

Mood

DarkAnxiousTenseUnsettlingSuspiciousBroodingIntriguing

Score:81

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Score:69

Prison Break (2005)

Score:50

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Score:79

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)

Score:86

Let the Right One In (2008)

Score:83

The Expanse (2015)

Score:76

Billions (2016)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:79

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:68

Carrie (1976)

Score:67

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Score:74

The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

Score:81

The Animatrix (2003)

Score:79

The Animatrix (2003)

Score:67

Blue Beetle (2023)

Score:84

Bosch (2015)

Score:77

Cadfael (1994)

Score:79

For All Mankind (2019)

Score:79

Let Me In (2010)

Score:76

First Blood (1982)

Score:78

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Score:77

Casino (1995)

Score:85

The Last Kingdom (2015)

Score:63

Spectre (2015)

Score:89

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Score:79

Serenity (2005)

Score:51

Serenity (2019)

Score:76

Scandal (2012)

Score:89

The Dark Knight (2008)

Score:88

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Score:75

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)

Score:88

Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)

Score:83

Oz (1997)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:81

Doom Patrol (2019)

Score:60

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004)

Score:77

You (2018)

Score:93

Attack on Titan (2013)

Themes

IsolationMoral AmbiguityIdentity CrisisDeceptionBetrayal

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:73

Gotham (2014)

Score:84

Generation Kill (2008)

Score:78

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Score:79

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Score:68

Carrie (1976)

Score:87

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Score:50

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Score:69

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Score:79

Watchmen (2019)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (2023)

Score:89

Justified (2010)

Score:83

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Score:73

Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Score:52

S.W.A.T. (2003)

Score:79

The Animatrix (2003)

Score:77

Strike Back (2010)

Score:71

Altered Carbon (2018)

Score:79

The Dropout (2022)

Score:81

Coraline (2009)

Score:76

Scandal (2012)

Score:88

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:72

Cold Case (2003)

Score:83

Oz (1997)

Score:73

Blue Bloods (2010)

Score:66

JAG (1995)

Score:81

Three Kingdoms (2010)

Score:84

Bosch (2015)

Score:81

Doom Patrol (2019)

Score:60

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004)

Score:79

For All Mankind (2019)

Score:77

You (2018)

Score:85

The Last Kingdom (2015)

Score:78

Dexter (2006)

Score:76

Robot Chicken (2005)

Score:82

Chuck (2007)

Score:80

Bleach (2004)

Plot

Prison BreakWar CrimesUndercover OperationPsychological ManipulationEscape And EvasionEspionageUnreliable NarratorLoyalty Vs. Duty

Score:50

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Score:86

Goldfinger (1964)

Score:72

Cold Case (2003)

Score:69

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Score:62

The Kingdom (2007)

Score:55

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

Score:87

The Departed (2006)

Score:77

The Skin I Live In (2011)

Score:73

Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Score:68

Patriot Games (1992)

Score:52

S.W.A.T. (2003)

Score:80

The Shining (1980)

Score:81

Coraline (2009)

Score:86

The Fugitive (1993)

Score:74

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Score:51

Serenity (2019)

Score:83

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Pacing

Increasing SuspenseSlow BuildCliffhangersSuspenseful

Score:74

Salem's Lot (1979)

Score:50

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Score:73

Gotham (2014)

Score:68

Carrie (1976)

Score:87

The Great Escape (1963)

Score:75

Nosferatu (2024)

Score:61

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:74

Empire of the Sun (1987)

Score:79

For All Mankind (2019)

Score:76

First Blood (1982)

Score:78

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Score:87

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Score:72

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Score:64

Man of Steel (2013)

Score:51

Serenity (2019)

Narrative

Multiple PerspectivesFlashbacks

Score:73

Gotham (2014)

Score:83

Dragon Ball Super (2015)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:79

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:74

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles (2015)

Score:83

From Russia with Love (1963)

Score:71

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Score:75

V for Vendetta (2006)

Score:80

Wonder Woman (2017)

Score:87

The Departed (2006)

Score:73

The Wheel of Time (2021)

Score:91

Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:67

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Score:83

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Score:74

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Score:73

Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Score:68

Patriot Games (1992)

Score:79

The Animatrix (2003)

Score:81

Three Kingdoms (2010)

Score:71

Altered Carbon (2018)

Score:81

Doom Patrol (2019)

Score:70

Lord Marksman and Vanadis (2014)

Score:79

For All Mankind (2019)

Score:64

Halo Legends (2010)

Score:78

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Score:87

The Legend of Vox Machina (2022)

Score:72

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Score:63

Spectre (2015)

Score:91

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Score:51

Serenity (2019)

Score:63

Captain Marvel (2019)

Score:82

Black Panther (2018)

Score:76

Scandal (2012)

Score:88

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Score:71

Spartacus Gods of the Arena (2011)

Score:73

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)

Score:80

Bleach (2004)

Score:85

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)

Dialog

Witty BanterPoetic Language

Score:67

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Score:72

The Musketeers (2014)

Score:81

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Score:74

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Score:76

Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014)

Score:64

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)

Score:73

Gotham (2014)

Score:81

Doom Patrol (2019)

Score:83

The Expanse (2015)

Score:65

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Score:63

Captain Marvel (2019)

Score:74

Ant-Man (2015)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:84

Sherlock Holmes (1984)

Score:87

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Score:50

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Score:85

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)

Score:89

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Score:79

Watchmen (2019)

Score:73

The Wheel of Time (2021)

Score:73

Blue Bloods (2010)

Score:76

The Flash (2014)

Score:66

JAG (1995)

Score:71

Altered Carbon (2018)

Score:70

Lord Marksman and Vanadis (2014)

Score:76

Billions (2016)

Score:86

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Score:78

Thunderbolts* (2025)

Score:85

The Last Kingdom (2015)

Score:87

Silicon Valley (2014)

Score:87

The Legend of Vox Machina (2022)

Score:64

Man of Steel (2013)

Score:91

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Score:67

Jurassic World (2015)

Score:76

Robot Chicken (2005)

Score:77

Recess (1997)

Score:75

Arrow (2012)

Score:82

Chuck (2007)

Score:80

Bleach (2004)

Score:77

Fairy Tail (2009)

Character Types

EverymanAnti-HeroVillainMastermind

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:73

Gotham (2014)

Score:77

Strike Back (2010)

Score:78

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Score:88

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Score:73

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)

Score:74

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles (2015)

Score:75

V for Vendetta (2006)

Score:77

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1993)

Score:50

Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

Score:69

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Score:89

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Score:69

A Few Good Men (1992)

Score:79

Transformers One (2024)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:89

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Score:57

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Score:72

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Score:74

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Score:74

The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

Score:81

The Animatrix (2003)

Score:79

The Animatrix (2003)

Score:70

Candyman (1992)

Score:81

Three Kingdoms (2010)

Score:80

True Grit (1969)

Score:71

Altered Carbon (2018)

Score:81

Doom Patrol (2019)

Score:77

Cadfael (1994)

Score:79

For All Mankind (2019)

Score:76

Billions (2016)

Score:62

Maleficent (2014)

Score:77

Casino (1995)

Score:65

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Score:87

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Score:82

The Transformers (1984)

Score:72

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Score:63

Spectre (2015)

Score:51

Serenity (2019)

Score:76

Scandal (2012)

Humor

Dark ComedyWitSarcasmBlack Comedy

Score:81

Doom Patrol (2019)

Score:77

You (2018)

Score:78

Thunderbolts* (2025)

Score:87

The Legend of Vox Machina (2022)

Score:78

Dexter (2006)

Score:78

South Park (1997)

Score:68

Carrie (1976)

Score:74

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles (2015)

Score:83

From Russia with Love (1963)

Score:87

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Score:75

V for Vendetta (2006)

Score:50

Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

Score:69

A Few Good Men (1992)

Score:91

Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011)

Score:70

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Score:88

Happy Valley (2014)

Score:81

Three Kingdoms (2010)

Score:82

True Grit (2010)

Score:80

True Grit (1969)

Score:87

Jaws (1975)

Score:73

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Score:87

Silicon Valley (2014)

Score:75

Arrow (2012)

Time

Past Era1940s

Score:77

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Score:80

From Here to Eternity (1953)

Score:74

Empire of the Sun (1987)

Score:67

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Score:71

The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:79

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Score:87

The Great Escape (1963)

Score:72

Cold Case (2003)

Score:89

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Score:79

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)

Score:89

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (2023)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:95

The Godfather (1972)

Score:67

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Score:72

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Score:72

Harriet (2019)

Score:67

Dracula (1931)

Score:81

Three Kingdoms (2010)

Score:80

The Shining (1980)

Score:78

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Score:77

Casino (1995)

Score:65

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Score:63

Captain Marvel (2019)

Place

Rural CountrysideMilitary PrisonArctic Region

Score:74

Salem's Lot (1979)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:79

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Score:68

Carrie (1976)

Score:87

The Great Escape (1963)

Score:83

The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)

Score:87

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Score:71

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Score:80

Wonder Woman (2017)

Score:77

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1993)

Score:69

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Score:79

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)

Score:75

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:67

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Score:88

Happy Valley (2014)

Score:81

Three Kingdoms (2010)

Score:82

True Grit (2010)

Score:80

True Grit (1969)

Score:77

Cadfael (1994)

Score:70

Lord Marksman and Vanadis (2014)

Score:86

Afro Samurai (2007)

Score:76

First Blood (1982)

Score:78

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Score:62

Maleficent (2014)

Score:76

Alfred J. Kwak (1989)

Score:86

The Fugitive (1993)

Score:87

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Score:64

Man of Steel (2013)

Score:74

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Score:82

Black Panther (2018)

Score:83

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Cinematic Style

Handheld Camera WorkLong TakesHigh Contrast LightingDutch Angles

Score:77

Casino (1995)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:79

Hornblower (1998)

Score:72

Cold Case (2003)

Score:75

Glory (1989)

Score:69

A Few Good Men (1992)

Score:75

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:70

Candyman (1992)

Score:73

Gotham (2014)

Score:86

Let the Right One In (2008)

Score:71

The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Score:67

Blue Beetle (2023)

Score:77

Cadfael (1994)

Score:87

Jaws (1975)

Score:68

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Score:78

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Score:86

The Fugitive (1993)

Score:63

Spectre (2015)

Score:74

Salem's Lot (1979)

Score:79

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Score:50

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Score:79

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)

Score:87

The Departed (2006)

Score:72

The Musketeers (2014)

Score:83

Oz (1997)

Score:73

The Wheel of Time (2021)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:89

Justified (2010)

Score:67

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Score:89

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Score:57

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Score:72

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Score:83

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Score:81

Three Kingdoms (2010)

Score:84

Bosch (2015)

Score:80

The Shining (1980)

Score:79

For All Mankind (2019)

Score:76

Billions (2016)

Score:85

The Last Kingdom (2015)

Costume and Set

Rustic SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

Score:74

Salem's Lot (1979)

Score:79

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Score:68

Carrie (1976)

Score:86

Sling Blade (1996)

Score:75

Glory (1989)

Score:77

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Score:69

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Score:75

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:74

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Score:72

Harriet (2019)

Score:74

Empire of the Sun (1987)

Score:67

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

Score:73

Gotham (2014)

Score:86

Let the Right One In (2008)

Score:82

True Grit (2010)

Score:77

Cadfael (1994)

Score:78

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Score:74

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Score:75

Arrow (2012)

Score:73

Spartacus (2010)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:84

Sherlock Holmes (1984)

Score:87

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)

Score:79

Hornblower (1998)

Score:50

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Score:72

Cold Case (2003)

Score:77

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1993)

Score:89

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Score:79

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)

Score:72

The Musketeers (2014)

Score:79

Watchmen (2019)

Score:81

Doom Patrol (2019)

Score:79

For All Mankind (2019)

Score:65

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Score:64

Man of Steel (2013)

Score:76

Robot Chicken (2005)

Score:74

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)

Score:78

South Park (1997)

Related TV Shows

Score:79

Narcos: Mexico (2018)

Score:76

True Detective (2014)

Score:88

Battlestar Galactica (2003)

Score:85

Narcos (2015)

Score:73

Gotham (2014)

Score:86

Game of Thrones (2011)

Score:80

Rurouni Kenshin (1996)

Score:79

The Animatrix (2003)

Score:71

Altered Carbon (2018)

Score:81

Doom Patrol (2019)

Score:79

For All Mankind (2019)

Score:74

Salem's Lot (1979)

Score:76

Scandal (2012)

Score:74

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles (2015)

Score:79

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)

Score:84

Generation Kill (2008)

Score:81

Three Kingdoms (2010)

Score:77

Cadfael (1994)

Score:76

Billions (2016)

Score:85

The Last Kingdom (2015)