Housebound
Taste attributes: comedyhorrorthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalmysteryfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossyenclosedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Terror Gets Domesticated"
Boxlist takeA fantastical, unsavoury horror comedy: fresh and pacy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- New Zealand Film Commission
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
