Iris
Film200191 min

Iris

Taste attributes: dramaromancebiographyslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA slow-paced, stirring romantic drama: grounded and weighty. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.5 /10

TMDB · 136 votes

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  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Directed by

  • Richard Eyre

Cast

  • Judi Dench
  • Jim Broadbent
  • Kate Winslet
  • Hugh Bonneville
  • Penelope Wilton

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2001
Runtime
91 min
Status
Released
Studio
BBC Films
Taste scores
How we score

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

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