Powder
Taste attributes: dramafantasyscience fictionthrillermysteryteenfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"An extraordinary encounter with another human being."
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and inventive: a layered sci-fi film, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Harassed by classmates who won't accept his shocking appearance, a shy young man known as "Powder" struggles to fit in. But the cruel taunts stop when Powder displays a mysterious power that allows him to do incredible things. This phenomenon changes the lives of all those around him in ways they never could have imagined.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Hollywood Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
