2001: A Space Odyssey
Film1968149 min

2001: A Space Odyssey

Taste attributes: adventuremysteryscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossyenclosedsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"The Ultimate Trip."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, fresh sci-fi film: small-scale and morally murky. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

social commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Keir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterDouglas RainDaniel Richter

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1968
Runtime
149 min
Status
Released
Studio
Stanley Kubrick Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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