Flesh and Bone
Film1993126 min

Flesh and Bone

Taste attributes: dramamysteryromancemafia/gangsterdetectiveslowheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evillove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Evil is patient"

Boxlist takeA heavy, slow-burning mystery: moving and contained. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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6.2 /10

TMDB · 56 votes

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  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Some thirty years after Arlis witnesses his father murdering a family, he runs into Kay, who happens to be the family's baby who was spared. Kay and Arlis suspect nothing about each other, but when his father returns, old wounds are reopened.

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Taste Attributes

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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

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Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1993
Runtime
126 min
Status
Released
Studio
Mirage
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