Outland
Film1981112 min

Outland

Taste attributes: actioncrimescience fictiondetectiverobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricategrittycomplex relationshipfighting evilsocial commentary

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"On Jupiter's moon something deadly is happening."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is original, weighty and dark. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · 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

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

An honest marshal in a corrupt mining colony on Io, Jupiter's sunless third moon, is determined to confront a violent drug ring even though it may cost him his life. After his wife angrily deserts him, he waits alone for the arrival of killers hired by the company to eliminate him.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilsocial commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Sean ConneryPeter BoyleFrances SternhagenJames B. SikkingKika Markham

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1981
Runtime
112 min
Status
Released
Studio
Outland Productions
Taste scores
How we score

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

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