Megalopolis
Taste attributes: dramascience fictiondisasterrobots/ai/spacefantasyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatebig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs
"If you can't see a better future, build one."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is fresh, sweeping and serious. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Genius artist Cesar Catilina seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a utopian, idealistic future, while his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2024
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- American Zoetrope
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
