Dallas Buyers Club
Taste attributes: dramahistorygay/lesbianhistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leads
"Sometimes it takes a hustler to change the world"
Boxlist takeA grounded historical drama that is inventive, serious and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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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
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
