American Star
Film2024107 min

American Star

Taste attributes: thrillermysterydramafresh & originalheavyintricateglossyenclosedcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn intricate thriller that is fresh and weighty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

An assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck. Instead of following protocol he stays. But when the target returns, the world has shifted. Before everything was simple, now nothing is.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving 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

Ian McShaneNora ArnezederAdam NagaitisThomas KretschmannFanny Ardant

Details

Genre
Thriller
Year
2024
Runtime
107 min
Status
Released
Studio
Tamariska
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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