Rescue Dawn
Film2006120 min

Rescue Dawn

Taste attributes: adventuredramawarbiographytried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"A true story of survival... declassified."

Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty war film: emotional and rough-edged. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Christian BaleSteve ZahnToby HussFrançois ChauMarshall Bell

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
2006
Runtime
120 min
Status
Released
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Taste scores
How we score

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

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