On Golden Pond
Film1981109 min

On Golden Pond

Taste attributes: dramaholidaysslowlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

See which match your taste

"When life is at its finest... when love is at its fullest..."

Boxlist takeA small-scale drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Where to watch

PerfectsampleWhy this match?Show

What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, 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

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for On Golden Pond.

Synopsis

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Katharine HepburnHenry FondaJane FondaDoug McKeonDabney Coleman

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1981
Runtime
109 min
Status
Released
Studio
Universal Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

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

Back to Discover