A Scanner Darkly
Taste attributes: animationscience fictionthrillercomedyrobots/ai/spacecrimefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
"Everything is not going to be OK"
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and inventive: a layered animated film, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, 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
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
