The Sisters Brothers
Film2018122 min

The Sisters Brothers

Taste attributes: adventuredramawesternhistoricalmafia/gangsterheavylineargrittybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections

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"Make a killing. Make a living."

Boxlist takeHeavy and gritty: a western that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, 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: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

John C. ReillyJoaquin PhoenixJake GyllenhaalRiz AhmedRebecca Root

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
2018
Runtime
122 min
Status
Released
Studio
Annapurna Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

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

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