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The Insult (2017) | Ranked Top 15% · CriticCrunch

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The Insult

Movie2017·112 min

The Insult

Directed by Ziad Doueiri

An Oscar-nominated drama crime film directed by Ziad Doueiri.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 15%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

478 ratings

About The Insult

After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, identity self discovery, betrayal, legal, politics, international, urban, rivals, strangers forced together, everyman, outsider misfit, trial courtroom, slow burn reveal

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Details

Director: Ziad Doueiri
Language: French

Cast

Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Diamand Abou Abboud

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Int'l Feature (2017)

How The Insult Ranks

All movies

Top 15%

2010s movies

Top 12%

Drama movies

Top 14%

2010s Drama movies

Top 11%

Top 15% All movies.

the vibe

The Insult Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriousbroadearnestgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

trial courtroom

slow-burn reveal

social injustice

identity self discovery

betrayal

everyman

outsider misfit

rivals

strangers forced together

legal

politics

international

urban

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9