Strange Days
Film1995145 min

Strange Days

Taste attributes: crimedramascience fictionthrillersexrobots/ai/spacedetectivemusic/dancefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is fresh, serious and dark. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millennium, the movie tells the story of Lenny Nero, an ex-cop who now deals with data-discs containing recorded memories and emotions. One day he receives a disc which contains the memories of a murderer killing a prostitute. Lenny investigates and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of blackmail, murder and rape. Will he survive and solve the case?

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Ralph FiennesAngela BassettTom SizemoreJuliette LewisKelly Hu

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
1995
Runtime
145 min
Status
Released
Studio
Lightstorm Entertainment
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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