
Thunderbirds
Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyfamilyfantasyscience fictionfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemanding
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and good-natured: a light sci-fi film, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
5.0 /10
TMDB · 227 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton), the Thunderbirds are at the top of their game, but their nemesis, The Hood (Ben Kingsley), has landed on their island and is attempting a coup by using the team's rescue vehicles. He'll soon discover that the Thunderbirds won't go down.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- StudioCanal
- Taste scores
- How we score
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