
Mystery, Alaska
Taste attributes: comedydramasportsfastwholesomelightsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition
"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
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Baldwin/Cohen Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











