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They Call Me Jeeg (2016) | Ranked Top 4% · CriticCrunch

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They Call Me Jeeg

Movie2016·112 min

They Call Me Jeeg

Directed by Gabriele Mainetti

Science Fiction Action Drama

A science fiction action film directed by Gabriele Mainetti.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 4%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

3K ratings

About They Call Me Jeeg

Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime, Steel Jeeg.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: redemption, identity self discovery, isolation loneliness, action combat, rome, urban, strangers forced together, anti hero, outsider misfit, rise and fall, fish out of water, organized crime, superpowers

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Details

Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Language: Italian

Cast

Claudio Santamaria, Luca Marinelli, Ilenia Pastorelli

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How They Call Me Jeeg Ranks

All movies

Top 4%

★2010s movies

Top 3%

Science Fiction movies

Top 8%

2010s Science Fiction movies

Top 6%

Gabriele Mainetti films#1 of 3

Gabriele Mainetti's highest-rated film — Top 3% of 2010s movies.

the vibe

They Call Me Jeeg Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

gritty

stylized

What it's about

rise & fallfish out of waterredemptionidentity self discoveryisolation lonelinessanti-herooutsider misfitstrangers forced togetheraction combatorganized crimesuperpowersromeurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

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

grittygritty