Papillon
Taste attributes: crimedramabiographyhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"The greatest adventure of escape!"
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: an unhurried crime drama, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 151 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Allied Artists Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
