Mystery, Alaska
Film1999119 min

Mystery, Alaska

Taste attributes: comedydramasportsfastwholesomelightsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition

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"A Small Town on the Outskirts of Greatness."

Boxlist takeA wholesome, accessible comedy-drama: emotional and straightforward. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 173 votes

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

In Mystery, Alaska, life revolves around the legendary Saturday hockey game at the local pond. But everything changes when the hometown team unexpectedly gets booked in an exhibition match against the New York Rangers. When quirky small-towners, slick promoters and millionaire athletes come together.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

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Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1999
Runtime
119 min
Status
Released
Studio
Baldwin/Cohen Productions
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