Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Film2018107 min

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramabiographyanimalsslowfresh & originalunsavouryrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilself destruction/implosion

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"Her greatest work will be her biggest crime."

Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, original crime comedy, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Melissa McCarthyRichard E. GrantDolly WellsBen FalconeGregory Korostishevsky

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2018
Runtime
107 min
Status
Released
Studio
Archer Gray
Taste scores
How we score

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

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