The Lawnmower Man
Film1992108 min

The Lawnmower Man

Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionrobots/ai/spaceanimalsslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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"God made him simple. Science made him a god."

Boxlist takeA fantastical, weighty horror film: inventive and unsavoury. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.5 /10

TMDB · 515 votes

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What lines up

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

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Directed by

  • Brett Leonard

Cast

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
1992
Runtime
108 min
Status
Released
Studio
Allied Vision
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