Journey to the Center of the Earth
Film1959132 min

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Taste attributes: adventurefamilyfantasyvehiclesanimalsfastwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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"A fabulous world below the world"

Boxlist takeExpect an expansive, wholesome fantasy film, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

No single trait stands out; it is a broad fit.

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  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Pat BooneJames MasonArlene DahlDiane BakerThayer David

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1959
Runtime
132 min
Status
Released
Studio
20th Century Fox
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How we score

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

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