Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Film2011129 min

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Taste attributes: dramadetectivemusic/dancemysteryadventurefastfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"This is not a story about September 11th, it's a story about every day after."

Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, moving drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Thomas HornTom HanksSandra BullockMax von SydowJohn Goodman

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2011
Runtime
129 min
Status
Released
Studio
Paramount
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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