Bookworm
Film2024103 min

Bookworm

Taste attributes: familyadventurecomedydramafastfresh & originalwholesomelightsimplelinearglossybig & variedcomplex relationship

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"Adventure called her name... Unfortunately dad answered."

Boxlist takeGood-natured and light: a pacy comedy, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes Mildred camping in the notoriously rugged New Zealand wilderness, and the pair embark on the ultimate test of family bonding – a quest to find the mythological beast known as the Canterbury Panther.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Elijah WoodNell FisherMichael SmileyVanessa StaceyMorgana O'Reilly

Details

Genre
Family
Year
2024
Runtime
103 min
Status
Released
Studio
Firefly Films
Taste scores
How we score

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

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