The Handmaid's Tale

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The Handmaid's Tale

Taste attributes: dramascience fictionhistoricalromancerobots/ai/spacepsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricategrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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"A haunting tale of sexuality in a country gone wrong."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, weighty sci-fi film: emotional and original. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 147 votes

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship injustice/tragedy/vengeance love conquers all rescue/escape/jeopardy self destruction/implosion social commentary solving the riddle/not as it seems troubled leads underdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

Volker Schlöndorff

Cast

Natasha Richardson
Faye Dunaway
Robert Duvall
Aidan Quinn
Elizabeth McGovern

Details

Genre: Drama
Year: 1990
Runtime: 108 min
Status: Released
Studio: Cinecom Entertainment Group
Taste scores: How we score

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

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