Daniel Isn't Real

Film2019100 min

Daniel Isn't Real

Taste attributes: fantasyhorrormysterythrillerdramagay/lesbianteenslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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"But he's coming out to play"

Boxlist takeExpect an inventive, moving horror film, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 109 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, 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: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of age complex relationship fighting evil human spirit/resilience/survival rescue/escape/jeopardy self destruction/implosion solving the riddle/not as it seems unlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

Adam Egypt Mortimer

Cast

Miles Robbins
Patrick Schwarzenegger
Sasha Lane
Hannah Marks
Mary Stuart Masterson

Details

Genre: Fantasy
Year: 2019
Runtime: 100 min
Status: Released
Studio: ACE Pictures Entertainment
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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