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Film2001120 min

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Taste attributes: dramascience fictionmysterymonster/alien/supernaturaldetectivemafia/gangsterslowunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Change the way you look at the world."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and layered: a serious sci-fi film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Jeff BridgesKevin SpaceyMary McCormackAlfre WoodardAjay Naidu

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2001
Runtime
120 min
Status
Released
Studio
Intermedia Films
Taste scores
How we score

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

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