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Focus (2015) | Ranked Top 23% · CriticCrunch

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Focus

Movie2015·105 min

Focus

Directed by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Romance Comedy Crime

A romance comedy film directed by Glenn Ficarra.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 23%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

8K ratings

About Focus

Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Tense
Story Tags: betrayal, obsession, forbidden love, urban, international, romantic partners, mentor student, con artist trickster, femme fatale, con deception, cat and mouse, heist robbery, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Language: English

Cast

Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Adrian Martinez

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How Focus Ranks

All movies

Top 23%

2010s movies

Top 19%

Romance movies

Top 27%

2010s Romance movies

Top 26%

★Glenn Ficarra films#2 of 4

Top 19% 2010s movies.

Second-best Glenn Ficarra film, behind Crazy, Stupid, Love..

the vibe

Focus Vibe

What it feels like

briskbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

stylized

tense

What it's about

con deceptioncat & mousebetrayalobsessionforbidden lovecon artistfemme fataleromantic partnersmentor studentheist robberyforbidden star crossedurbaninternational

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

stylizedstyled