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Triple 9 (2016)

★ 6.0 · 2,263 ratings on TMDB

The Code on the Street is Never Black & White

Triple 9 poster★ 6.0

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

DirectorJohn Hillcoat
CastAaron Paul, Anthony Mackie, Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Clifton Collins Jr., Kate Winslet
GenresAction, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
The emergence reading

Triple 9 keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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