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Utu

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WatchMind AI scores Utu as War, Adventure, and Drama with epic tone and fast-paced pacing (70% on TMDb). Utu is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.

Released

1984-06-27

Rating

70%

Type

Movie

Runtime

1h 58m

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AI Analysis

Utu (1984) — AI movie analysis

WatchMind AI

WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Utu (1984) — a movie tagged as War, Adventure, and Drama with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.

epic moodfast-paced pacingrevengewar

Story & themes: In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Māori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal leads him to seek utu (revenge). The settler Williamson in turn seeks revenge after Te Wheke attacks his homestead. Meanwhile Wire… Our models also surface themes such as revenge and war from synopsis and genre signals.

Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~118 min).

Community signal: TMDb members rate Utu 70% (32 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.

AI verdict

Utu is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.

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Synopsis

In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Māori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal leads him to seek utu (revenge). The settler Williamson in turn seeks revenge after Te Wheke attacks his homestead. Meanwhile Wiremu, an officer for the British, seems to think that resistance is futile.

Quick facts

Type: Movie
Status: Released
Release date: 1984-06-27
Runtime: 1h 58m
TMDB rating: 7.0
TMDB ID: 42123

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The official runtime for Utu is approximately 118 minutes.

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