The Inspection
Film202295 min

The Inspection

Taste attributes: dramagay/lesbianslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricategrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA grounded drama that is weighty, original and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, 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

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Synopsis

Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Jeremy PopeGabrielle UnionBokeem WoodbineRaúl CastilloMcCaul Lombardi

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2022
Runtime
95 min
Status
Released
Studio
Freedom Principle
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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