# Max Payne (2008)

> A grieving New York detective hunts his family’s killer while a hallucinogenic drug conspiracy turns the city into a fatalistic nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7472

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Crime, Action, Drama
- Director: John Moore
- Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Chris O'Donnell, Donal Logue, Amaury Nolasco, Kate Burton
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467197/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, bleak, late night, action movie night

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