Secondhand Lions
Film2003111 min

Secondhand Lions

Taste attributes: comedyfamilyanimalsdramateenfastfresh & originalwholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeGood-natured and polished: an accessible comedy, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, 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

"Secondhand Lions" follows the comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Michael CaineRobert DuvallHaley Joel OsmentJosh LucasKyra Sedgwick

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2003
Runtime
111 min
Status
Released
Studio
New Line Cinema
Taste scores
How we score

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

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