
Earth to Echo
Taste attributes: adventurefamilyscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalfastfresh & originallightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & varied
"No one will ever believe our story."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is inventive, stylish and sweeping. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
5.9 /10
TMDB · 476 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, 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 a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going on, they go to their parents and the authorities. The three embark on a secret adventure to crack the code and follow it to its source, and discover a mysterious being from another world who desperately needs their help. The journey that follows will change all their lives forever.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Panay Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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