I Can Only Imagine
Film2018110 min

I Can Only Imagine

Taste attributes: dramamusicfamilymusic/dancebiographyfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship

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"The Song You Know. The Story You Don't."

Boxlist takeExpect a warm-hearted, realistic music film, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

10-year-old Bart Millard lives with his mother and abusive father Arthur in Texas. One day his mother drops him off at a Christian camp where he meets Shannon. Upon his return from camp, Bart finds his mother has left and movers are removing her belongings. He angrily confronts his father, who denies that his abusiveness was the reason she left. Years later, in high school, Bart and Shannon are dating. Bart plays football to please his father, but is injured, breaking both ankles and ending his career. The only elective with openings is music class, so he reluctantly signs up..

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Dennis QuaidCloris LeachmanJ. Michael FinleyBrody RoseMadeline Carroll

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2018
Runtime
110 min
Status
Released
Studio
Kevin Downes Productions
Taste scores
How we score

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

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