The Mill
Film2023106 min

The Mill

Taste attributes: science fictionhorrormysteryrobots/ai/spacedramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysurrealenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"Your company. For life."

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is weighty, morally murky and small-scale. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, 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
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A businessman wakes up beside an ancient grist mill situated in the center of an open-air prison cell with no idea how he got there. Forced to work as a beast of burden to stay alive, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Lil Rel HoweryPat HealyKaren ObilomPatrick FischlerGetchie Argetsinger

Details

Genre
Science Fiction
Year
2023
Runtime
106 min
Status
Released
Studio
20th Digital Studio
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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