
Brightburn
Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionthrillermysterysuperherodramamonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossyemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Evil has found its superhero"
Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is dark, original and serious. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.1 /10
TMDB · 2,184 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Troll Court Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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