Problemista
Film2024104 min

Problemista

Taste attributes: comedygay/lesbianfresh & originalsimpleenclosedemotive & stirringrags to richessocial commentary

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Boxlist takeAn original, emotional comedy, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

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Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Julio TorresTilda SwintonRZAIsabella RosselliniCatalina Saavedra

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2024
Runtime
104 min
Status
Released
Studio
Fruit Tree
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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