Mank
Film2020132 min

Mank

Taste attributes: dramahistorycomedyhistoricalbiographyslowrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA grounded historical drama that is moving, slow-burning and rough-edged. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, 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
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Gary OldmanAmanda SeyfriedLily CollinsArliss HowardTom Pelphrey

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2020
Runtime
132 min
Status
Released
Studio
Netflix International Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

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

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