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Taste attributes: dramaromancejournalisticslowheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leadsunderdog triumphs
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Boxlist takeRealistic and moving: a slow-paced romantic drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.3 /10
TMDB · 271 votes
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Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Lasse Hallström
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Miramax
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
