Be Kind Rewind
Film2008102 min

Be Kind Rewind

Taste attributes: comedydramafresh & originalsurrealenclosedcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA comedy-drama that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 1,021 votes

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jack BlackYasiin BeyDanny GloverMia FarrowMelonie Diaz

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2008
Runtime
102 min
Status
Released
Studio
Focus Features
Taste scores
How we score

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

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