Paranoid Park
Taste attributes: crimedramamysteryteenfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatesurrealenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Could you hide a deadly secret?"
Boxlist takeIntimate and inventive: a weighty crime drama, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Alex, a teenaged skateboarder, is interviewed by Detective Richard Lu about the death of a security guard severed by a train who was apparently hit by a skateboard. While dealing with the separation process of his parents and the sexual heat of his virgin girlfriend Jennifer, Alex writes his last experiences in Paranoid Park with his new acquaintances and how the guard was killed, trying to relieve his feeling of guilty from his conscience.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- CNC
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
