
The Old Oak
Taste attributes: dramaheavyrealisticgrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
"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
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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
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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
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- BBC Film
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











