The French Dispatch
Film2021108 min

The French Dispatch

Taste attributes: comedydramajournalisticromanceslowtried & testedrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeRealistic and stirring: a contained comedy-drama, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 38 votes

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

The staff of a European publication decides to publish a memorial edition highlighting the three best stories from the last decade: an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Bill MurrayBenicio del ToroFrances McDormandJeffrey WrightAdrien Brody

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2021
Runtime
108 min
Status
Released
Studio
American Empirical Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

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

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