Sputnik
Film2020113 min

Sputnik

Taste attributes: dramahorrorscience fictiondetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalmysteryslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"The only survivor did not come back alone"

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and dark: an original horror film, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow 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
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him…

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Oksana AkinshinaPyotr FyodorovFyodor BondarchukAnton VasilyevPavel Ustinov

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2020
Runtime
113 min
Status
Released
Studio
Art Pictures Studio
Taste scores
How we score

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

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