The Good Boy
Taste attributes: thrillerdramamysteryheavyintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Some people only learn the hard way."
Boxlist takeA smart, heavy thriller, otherwise balanced. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Tommy, a volatile 19-year-old, revels in drugs, parties and violence. After getting separated from his friends on a drunken bender, he is abducted by a shadowy figure. He wakes to find himself imprisoned in the basement of a remote Yorkshire house, inhabited by a very strange family. But what unfolds is not what he could possibly expect.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Thriller
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Recorded Picture Company
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
