Punch
Film202299 min

Punch

Taste attributes: dramasportsromancegay/lesbianslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionlove conquers all

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"Strength to fight, courage to love."

Boxlist takeA stirring, grounded drama: contained and warm-hearted. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

Jim is preparing for his first professional fight but begins to rethink his life's trajectory and his sexuality after tangling with Whetu, a gay Maori boy who spends his days in an old shack down by the beach.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionlove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Tim RothJordan OosterhofConan HayesAbigail LaurentKarl Willetts

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2022
Runtime
99 min
Status
Released
Studio
Blueskin Films
Taste scores
How we score

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

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