
The Replacement
Taste attributes: dramathrillercrimeactiondetectiveadventureunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary
Boxlist takeA weighty thriller, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.3 /10
TMDB · 25 votes
Where to watch
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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
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- TVE
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











