Real Steel
Film2011127 min

Real Steel

Taste attributes: actiondramascience fictionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival

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"If you get one shot, make it real."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a weighty sci-fi film, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, 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

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Hugh JackmanDakota GoyoEvangeline LillyKevin DurandAnthony Mackie

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2011
Runtime
127 min
Status
Released
Studio
21 Laps Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

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

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