Blade Runner
Film1982117 min

Blade Runner

Taste attributes: dramascience fictionthrillerrobots/ai/spacedetectiveactionfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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"Man has made his match... now it's his problem."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and original: a serious sci-fi film, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Harrison FordRutger HauerSean YoungEdward James OlmosM. Emmet Walsh

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1982
Runtime
117 min
Status
Released
Studio
Shaw Brothers
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