Film1985100 min

D.A.R.Y.L.

Name: D.A.R.Y.L.
Genre: Family, Science Fiction
Released: 1985
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Barret Oliver, Amy Linker, Danny Corkill

Taste attributes: familyscience fictionsportsrobots/ai/spacemusic/dancefresh & originalwholesomeimaginarysimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionunderdog triumphs

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"He can fly a jet, race a car and outsmart a computer. The government created him and now they want him destroyed."

Boxlist takeWholesome and inventive: an otherworldly sci-fi film, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 207 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him deems the "super soldier" experiment a failure and schedules Daryl to be disassembled, it is up to a few rogue scientists to help him escape.

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