Start-Up
Film2019102 min

Start-Up

Taste attributes: actiondramacomedyfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, fast-moving action film: light and polished. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 29 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Taek-il recklessly leaves home, defying his mother who asks him to go to college. In the unfamiliar neighborhood, he happens to get a job as a delivery man for a Chinese restaurant. And he mingles with new people such as Geo-seok, a chef, and Kyung-ju, a boxer. Meanwhile, Sang-pil, a friend of Taek-il, enters the private loan business to make money. At first, it seems easy to make a big fortune, but soon he finds himself in pain as he faces unexpected things.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Ma Dong-seokPark Jeong-minJung Hae-inYum Jung-ahChoi Sung-eun

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2019
Runtime
102 min
Status
Released
Studio
Filmmaker R&K
Taste scores
How we score

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

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