Freaks
Film2019105 min

Freaks

Taste attributes: dramamysteryscience fictionthrillerrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealenclosedcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, original sci-fi film: small-scale and surreal. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat—or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving 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

Emile HirschBruce DernGrace ParkAmanda CrewLexy Kolker

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2019
Runtime
105 min
Status
Released
Studio
Amazing Incorporated
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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