Metropolis
Taste attributes: animationscience fictiondramarobots/ai/spaceadventurefresh & originallightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosionsocial commentary
"Welcome to Metropolis"
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and original: a sweeping animated film, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.0 /10
TMDB · 300 votes
Where to watch
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Kenichi and his detective uncle, Shunsaku Ban, leave Japan to visit Metropolis, in search of the criminal, Dr. Laughton. However, when they finally find Dr. Laughton, Kenichi and Shunsaku find themselves seperated and plunged into the middle of a larger conspiracy. While Shunsaku searches for his nephew and explanations, Kenichi tries to protect Tima (a mysterious young girl), from Duke Red and his adopted son Rock, both of whom have very different reasons for wanting to find her.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Bandai Visual
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
