2010
Film1984116 min

2010

Taste attributes: science fictionthrillerrobots/ai/spacemonster/alien/supernaturaladventuremysteryfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"In the very near future a small group of Americans and Russians set out on the greatest adventure of them all …. To see if there is life beyond the stars."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, original sci-fi film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, 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

While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

rescue/escape/jeopardysocial 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

Roy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenBob BalabanKeir Dullea

Details

Genre
Science Fiction
Year
1984
Runtime
116 min
Status
Released
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Taste scores
How we score

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

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