11.   It tackled sensitive race-related issues with sheer intensity and gritty realism.

12.   Nobody goes to movies like this looking for gritty realism.

13.   OK, so the shows do not share a sense of gritty realism.

14.   That slick style only reinforces the gritty realism and tough-minded attitudes, instead of overwhelming them.

15.   The follow-up maintains the gritty realism and improves upon the remarkable graphics and artificial intelligence.

16.   The script can be sloppy and lacking in momentum, but the acting is superlative, full of unexpected humor and odd grace notes amid the gritty realism.

17.   But the focus was Asia, from dazzling Japanese animation and the gritty realism of the newest wave of Chinese directors to a Sri Lankan love story.

18.   Its mix of gritty realism, melodrama and wry humor quickly became a hit.

19.   When Hollywood seeks gritty realism for prison movies, the century-old Tennessee State Penitentiary awaits on the banks of the Cumberland River.