
Limbo
Taste attributes: dramacomedymusic/dancerealisticlinearemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship
"Waiting is a group effort."
Boxlist takeA grounded, moving comedy-drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.8 /10
TMDB · 26 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
An offbeat observation of refugees waiting to be granted asylum on a fictional remote Scottish island. It focuses on Omar, a young Syrian musician who is burdened by the weight of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- CARAVAN CINEMA LTD
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











