Gummo
Film199789 min

Gummo

Taste attributes: crimedramadisastercomedyfastfresh & originalunsavourysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Prepare to visit a town you'd never want to call home."

Boxlist takeAn unsavoury, simple crime drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

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

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Solomon and Tummler are two teenagers killing time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Jacob ReynoldsNick SuttonLinda ManzChloë SevignyCarisa Glucksman

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
1997
Runtime
89 min
Status
Released
Studio
Fine Line Features
Taste scores
How we score

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

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