Beautiful Beings
Film2022123 min

Beautiful Beings

Taste attributes: dramateengay/lesbianmafia/gangsterslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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"Friends. Family. Sacrifice."

Boxlist takeWeighty and realistic: a stirring drama, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 33 votes

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. As the group’s troubles escalate toward life-threatening situations, an inner voice awakens in the boy and, with the help of his mother and his new friend, he manages to find his own path.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Birgir Dagur BjarkasonÁskell Einar PálmasonViktor Benóný BenediktssonSnorri Rafn FrímannssonSunna Líf Arnarsdóttir

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2022
Runtime
123 min
Status
Released
Studio
Bastide Films
Taste scores
How we score

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

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