Film198293 min

Q

Name: Q
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1982
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, Richard Roundtree, David Carradine, James Dixon

Taste attributes: dramafantasyhorrorthrillercrimemonster/alien/supernaturalmysteryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossyenclosedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Its name is Quetzalcoatl. Just call it Q. That's all you'll have time to say before it tears you apart!"

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is unsavoury, fresh and serious. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.6 /10

TMDB · 126 votes

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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
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

New York police are bemused by reports of a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of New York, until the lizard starts to eat people. An out-of-work ex-con is the only person who knows the location of the monster's nest and is determined to turn the knowledge to his advantage, but will his gamble pay off or will he end up as lizard food?

Synopsis: TMDB