My Life as a Dog
Taste attributes: comedydramahistoricalsportsanimalsslowfresh & originalrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionsocial commentaryunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeAn intimate, unhurried comedy-drama: moving and original. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.3 /10
TMDB · 169 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- FilmTeknik
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
