
Being Flynn
Taste attributes: dramaslowheavycomplex relationship
"We're All Works In Progress"
Boxlist takeA slow-burning drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 190 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
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Synopsis
Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Paul Weitz
Cast
- Robert De Niro
- Paul Dano
- Julianne Moore
- Olivia Thirlby
- Eddie Rouse
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Corduroy Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











