Papillon
Taste attributes: crimedramahistoryhistoricalbiographyadventureslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evil
"The greatest escape adventure ever told"
Boxlist takeA grounded crime drama that is unhurried, inventive and weighty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, 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
Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Red Granite Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
