Hoosiers
Taste attributes: dramafamilyhistoricalsportsteenwholesomeheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipgame/competition
"They needed a second chance to finish first."
Boxlist takeGood-natured and stirring: an intimate family film, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced pace, 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
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach -- abrasive, unlikable Norman Dale -- whips the team into shape ... while also inciting controversy.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- De Haven Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
