Tora! Tora! Tora!
Taste attributes: dramahistorywaractionhistoricalfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor."
Boxlist takeWeighty and realistic: a stirring war film, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1970
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
