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The Beaver

Name: The Beaver
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Jennifer Lawrence, Anton Yelchin, Zachary Booth

Taste attributes: dramaslowfresh & originalheavyintricateemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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"He's here to save Walter's life."

Boxlist takeAn inventive drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 668 votes

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce.

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