
Supernova
Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionthrillerrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"In the farthest reaches of space, something has gone terribly wrong."
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, morally murky horror film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
5.0 /10
TMDB · 255 votes
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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
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious survivor whose body quickly mutates into a monstrous and deadly form.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Jack Sholder
- Walter Hill
Cast
- James Spader
- Angela Bassett
- Robert Forster
- Lou Diamond Phillips
- Peter Facinelli
Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 2000
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Hammerhead Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











