Stargate
Film1994121 min

Stargate

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemanding

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"It will take you a million light years from home. But will it bring you back?"

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is inventive, sweeping and unsentimental. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

Synopsis: TMDB

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Kurt RussellJames SpaderJaye DavidsonViveca LindforsAlexis Cruz

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1994
Runtime
121 min
Status
Released
Studio
Carolco Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

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

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