Total Recall
Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionrobots/ai/spacemonster/alien/supernaturalespionagefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"They stole his mind, now he wants it back."
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: a polished sci-fi film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company who manufacture memories. Something goes wrong during his memory implant turning Doug's life upside down and even to question what is reality and what isn't.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Carolco Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
