Tron
Film198296 min

Tron

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originallightimaginarysurrealglossybig & variedfighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"A world inside the computer where man has never been. Until now."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, sweeping sci-fi film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

As Kevin Flynn searches for proof that he invented a hit video game, he is 'digitized' by a laser and finds himself inside 'The Grid', where programs suffer under the tyrannical rule of the Master Control Program (MCP). With the help of a security program called 'TRON', Flynn seeks to free The Grid from the MCP.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Jeff BridgesBruce BoxleitnerDavid WarnerCindy MorganBarnard Hughes

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1982
Runtime
96 min
Status
Released
Studio
Lisberger/Kushner
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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