Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Film2019116 min

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Taste attributes: documentarymusicmusic/dancebiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questself destruction/implosionsocial commentary

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"You don't know Miles"

Boxlist takeA grounded documentary that is inventive, stirring and weighty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very 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
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

A visionary, innovator, and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word cool—a foray into the life and career of musical and cultural icon Miles Davis.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questself destruction/implosionsocial commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Carl LumblyMiles DavisQuincy JonesFleaJuliette Gréco

Details

Genre
Documentary
Year
2019
Runtime
116 min
Status
Released
Studio
American Masters Pictures
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How we score

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

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