King of the Hill
Taste attributes: dramahistoryanimalshistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
"When the world turns upside down, the trick is coming out on top."
Boxlist takeRealistic and stirring: an original historical drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.9 /10
TMDB · 107 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Bona Fide Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
