The Old Oak
Film2023113 min

The Old Oak

Taste attributes: dramaheavyrealisticgrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

See which match your taste

"It's not where you're from, it's what you bring."

Boxlist takeWeighty and realistic: a drama that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

Where to watch

StrongsampleWhy this match?Show

What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for The Old Oak.

Synopsis

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Dave TurnerEbla MariClaire RodgersonTrevor FoxChris McGlade

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2023
Runtime
113 min
Status
Released
Studio
BBC Film
Taste scores
How we score

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

Back to Discover