The Room Next Door
Film2024107 min

The Room Next Door

Taste attributes: comedydramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryrealisticgrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, fresh comedy-drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentaryunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Julianne MooreTilda SwintonJohn TurturroAlessandro NivolaJuan Diego Botto

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2024
Runtime
107 min
Status
Released
Studio
El Deseo
Taste scores
How we score

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

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