Enemy Mine
Taste attributes: dramascience fictionadventurehistoricalactionrobots/ai/spacemonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentaryunderdog triumphsunlikely connections
"Enemies because they were taught to be. Survivors because they had to be."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, fresh sci-fi film: dark and weighty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, 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
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
