
9
Taste attributes: actionadventureanimationscience fictionthrillerrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunlikely connections
"When our world ended their mission began."
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, inventive animated film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Tim Burton Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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