Pleasantville
Taste attributes: comedydramafantasyhistoricalteenslowfresh & originalimaginarylinearemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Nothing is as simple as black and white."
Boxlist takeInventive and otherworldly: a moving comedy-drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Juno Pix
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
