Film2012118 min

Byzantium

Name: Byzantium
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Released: 2012
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley, Jonny Lee Miller, Daniel Mays

Taste attributes: dramafantasythrillerhorrormonster/alien/supernaturalunsavouryheavyimaginarycomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Irresistible. Immoral. Immortal."

Boxlist takeA fantastical, morally murky thriller, heavy rather than light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

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

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 632 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel, who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret—they were born 200 years ago and survive on human blood. As knowledge of their secret spreads, their past catches up on them with deathly consequences.

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