The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Film2013105 min

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Taste attributes: adventuredramafamilycomedyvehicleswholesomesimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeWarm-hearted and polished: a sweeping adventure film, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

A 12-year-old cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Kyle CatlettHelena Bonham CarterJudy DavisCallum Keith RennieNiamh Wilson

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
2013
Runtime
105 min
Status
Released
Studio
Cross Creek Pictures
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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