Marley & Me
Film2008115 min

Marley & Me

Taste attributes: comedyfamilyjournalisticdramaromanceanimalsfresh & originalwholesomelightrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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Boxlist takeExpect a good-natured, emotional comedy, light rather than heavy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A newly married couple who, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Owen WilsonJennifer AnistonEric DaneKathleen TurnerAlan Arkin

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2008
Runtime
115 min
Status
Released
Studio
Dune Entertainment III
Taste scores
How we score

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

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