Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceteenwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allsocial commentaryunlikely connections
"A Little Friendship Never Killed Anyone."
Boxlist takeStirring and realistic: a contained comedy-drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.
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Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
