Train of Life
Taste attributes: comedydramawarhistoricalvehiclesslowunsavouryrealisticsimplelineargrittyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary
Boxlist takeEmotional and dark: a gritty war film, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.4 /10
TMDB · 219 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- CNC
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
