Pompeii
Film2014105 min

Pompeii

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramahistoryromancehistoricaldisasterheavysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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"No warning. No escape."

Boxlist takeSweeping and simple: a polished romantic drama. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.5 /10

TMDB · 2,696 votes

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Kit HaringtonCarrie-Anne MossEmily BrowningAdewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeKiefer Sutherland

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2014
Runtime
105 min
Status
Released
Studio
Constantin Film
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