The Replacement
Film2021118 min

The Replacement

Taste attributes: dramathrillercrimeactiondetectiveadventureunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA weighty thriller, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 25 votes

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Streaming data: JustWatch

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What lines up

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

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Spain, 1982. Andrés Expósito, a young police inspector, accepts a posting in Denia, a small town on the Mediterranean coast, in the hope of leading a quieter life and that the natural environment will help improve the fragile health of his daughter; but once in his new post he becomes involved by chance in the investigation of the strange death of the inspector he has come to replace.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Ricardo GómezVicky LuengoPere PoncePol LópezJoaquín Climent

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2021
Runtime
118 min
Status
Released
Studio
TVE
Taste scores
How we score

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

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