One Eight Seven
Taste attributes: dramathrillermafia/gangsterteenunsavouryheavyenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryrescue/escape/jeopardy
"When schools become war zones and both sides start taking casualties, what then?"
Boxlist takeA weighty thriller that is unsavoury and intimate. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad.
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Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Icon Entertainment International
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
