Film2022100 min

Darby and the Dead

Name: Darby and the Dead
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 2022
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Riele Downs, Auli'i Cravalho, Chosen Jacobs, Asher Angel, Wayne Knight

Taste attributes: comedyfantasymonster/alien/supernaturalteendramafresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarysimpleglossycoming of agecomplex relationship

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"Ghosted but not gone."

Boxlist takeA fantastical comedy that is glossy, fresh and uncomplicated. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 36 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

After Darby Harper suffered a near-death experience as a child, she gained the ability to see ghosts. To combat the existential boredom of high school, she runs a side business counseling local spirits in her spare time. When an unexpected occurrence happens between Darby and Capri, the most popular girl at her high school, Darby reluctantly agrees to help her and in the process learns how to fit in with the living world again.

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