Blast from the Past
Film1999112 min

Blast from the Past

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancescience fictionslowfresh & originalwholesomeimaginarysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"She'd never met anyone like him. He's never met anyone... Period."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, unhurried sci-fi film: small-scale and emotional. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Brendan FraserAlicia SilverstoneChristopher WalkenSissy SpacekNathan Fillion

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1999
Runtime
112 min
Status
Released
Studio
Midnight Sun Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

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

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