
Back to the Future
Taste attributes: adventurecomedyfamilyscience fictionespionageromancemusic/dancevehiclesteenhistoricalfastlightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphsunlikely connections
"He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born."
Boxlist takeExpect a very fast, otherworldly sci-fi film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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