North Country
Film2005126 min

North Country

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"All she wanted was to make a living... Instead she made history."

Boxlist takeStirring and realistic: a slow-burning drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Charlize TheronElle PetersonFrances McDormandWoody HarrelsonSean Bean

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2005
Runtime
126 min
Status
Released
Studio
Industry Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

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

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