Death Note
Taste attributes: fantasymysterythrillermafia/gangstercrimedramadetectiveslowunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"The battle of wits begins. Whose side are you on?"
Boxlist takeSerious and fantastical: an unsavoury thriller. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.0 /10
TMDB · 467 votes
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Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious murderer. An all out battle between the two greatest minds on earth begins and the winner will control the world.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Nippon Television Network Corporation
- Taste scores
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