Hidalgo
Film2004136 min

Hidalgo

Taste attributes: actionadventurewesternanimalshistoricalbiographyslowheavyrealisticlinearbig & varied

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"Unbridled. Unbroken. Unbeaten."

Boxlist takeExpect an expansive, realistic western, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...

Synopsis: TMDB

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Viggo MortensenZuleikha RobinsonC. Thomas HowellChris OwenJ.K. Simmons

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2004
Runtime
136 min
Status
Released
Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

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

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