The American
Film2023110 min

The American

Taste attributes: dramamusic/dancebiographyfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship

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"Steps to greatness take you to the edge."

Boxlist takeA grounded, stirring drama: wholesome and intimate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Talia RyderDiane KrugerOleg IvenkoNatasha AldersladeNatalia Osipova

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2023
Runtime
110 min
Status
Released
Studio
Anonymous Content
Taste scores
How we score

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

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