
The White Crow
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalmusic/dancebiographygay/lesbianslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship
"To dance you must be free"
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, stirring drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.6 /10
TMDB · 160 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with Western artists and ideas led him into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the KGB.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- BBC Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











