
Hot Tub Time Machine
Taste attributes: adventurecomedyscience fictionfastfresh & originallightimaginaryintricatesurrealglossybig & variedfish out of water/culture clash
"Kick some past"
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and light: a stylish sci-fi film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 1,879 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2010
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- United Artists
- Taste scores
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