# The Tournament (2009)

> Thirty elite assassins transform an unsuspecting town into a lethal arena where survival, money, and professional status are won through escalating combat.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14170

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Horror, Action, Thriller
- Director: Scott Mann
- Cast: Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu, Ian Somerhalder, Liam Cunningham, Ving Rhames, Sébastien Foucan, Craig Conway, John Lynch
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471041/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: frantic, visceral, darkly playful, action movie night, late night adrenaline watch

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