
Real Steel
Taste attributes: actiondramascience fictionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival
"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
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 21 Laps Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











