The Son
Film2022123 min

The Son

Taste attributes: dramaslowunsavouryheavyrealisticgrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeExpect a moving, serious drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 142 votes

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Hugh JackmanZen McGrathVanessa KirbyLaura DernAnthony Hopkins

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2022
Runtime
123 min
Status
Released
Studio
Cross City Films
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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