Minding the Gap
Film201893 min

Minding the Gap

Taste attributes: documentaryteensportsslowunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipgame/competitionsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA grounded, moving documentary: intimate and heavy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

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

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Synopsis

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipgame/competitionsocial commentaryunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Keire JohnsonZack MulliganBing LiuNina BowgrenMengyue Bolen

Details

Genre
Documentary
Year
2018
Runtime
93 min
Status
Released
Studio
ITVS
Taste scores
How we score

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

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