
Exotica
Taste attributes: dramamysteryanimalsfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricateglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"In a world of temptation, obsession is the deadliest desire."
Boxlist takeInventive and smart: a weighty mystery. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.7 /10
TMDB · 185 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
Nothing pulls hard against this profile.
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Synopsis
In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Alliance Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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