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John Was Trying to Contact Aliens

Name: John Was Trying to Contact Aliens
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020
Duration: 16 min
Cast: John Shepherd

Taste attributes: documentarybiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded documentary that is slow-burning, weighty and gritty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 36 votes

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

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

John Shepherd spent 30 years trying to contact extraterrestrials by broadcasting music millions of miles into space. After giving up the search, he makes a different connection here on earth.

Synopsis: TMDB