Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Taste attributes: dramascience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacepsychologicalslowunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs
"We are not alone"
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is heavy, unsavoury and unhurried. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Balanced originality, 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
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
