The Truman Show
Taste attributes: comedydramapsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatesurrealgrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs
"The World is Watching"
Boxlist takeExpect a stylised, fresh comedy-drama, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical
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Synopsis
Truman Burbank is the star of The Truman Show, a 24-hour-a-day reality TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows, including his wife and his best friend is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
