The Reader
Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers all
"Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know."
Boxlist takeAn emotional, grounded romantic drama: serious and slow-paced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- The Weinstein Company
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
