
The Novice
Taste attributes: dramathrillersportspsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavygrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, unsavoury thriller, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.5 /10
TMDB · 25 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Picture Movers Anonymous
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











