Film2022115 min

Empire of Light

Name: Empire of Light
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2022
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Colin Firth, Tom Brooke

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allself destruction/implosionsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA moving, slow-burning romantic drama: weighty and grounded. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 147 votes

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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: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allself destruction/implosionsocial commentaryunlikely connections