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Backtrace (2018) — Stream on Prime Video · CriticCrunch

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Backtrace

Movie2018·92 min

Backtrace

Directed by Brian A. Miller

Crime Action Adventure Thriller

A crime action film directed by Brian A. Miller.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 99%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

4.9/10

About Backtrace

The lone surviving thief of a violent armored car robbery is sprung from a high security facility and administered an experimental drug.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: survival of spirit, obsession, medicine science, prison, urban, strangers forced together, anti hero, everyman, escape chase, cat and mouse, mystery disappearance, heist robbery

259 ratings

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Details

Director: Brian A. Miller
Language: English

Cast

Ryan Guzman, Sylvester Stallone, Matthew Modine

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How Backtrace Ranks

All movies

Top 99%

2010s movies

Top 98%

Crime movies

Top 99%

Brian A. Miller films#5 of 6

Top 99% All movies.

the vibe

Backtrace Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkmoderateeasy to followseriouspersonalheartfeltgrittytense

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

escape chase

cat & mouse

mystery disappearance

survival of spirit

obsession

anti-hero

everyman

strangers forced together

medicine science

heist robbery

prison

urban

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9