Dying Young
Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowwholesomeheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers all
Boxlist takeEmotional and weighty: a warm-hearted romantic drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
