Blue Valentine
Film2010112 min

Blue Valentine

Taste attributes: dramaromancevehiclesmusic/dancewholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers all

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"Nobody Baby But You And Me."

Boxlist takeExpect an uncomplicated, moving romantic drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Ryan GoslingMichelle WilliamsJohn DomanMike VogelBen Shenkman

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2010
Runtime
112 min
Status
Released
Studio
Cottage Industries
Taste scores
How we score

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

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