Trumbo
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalcrimebiographyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evil
"Are you now or have you ever been..."
Boxlist takeA grounded drama that is rough-edged, serious and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: very gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Style & visuals: Gritty, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals
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Synopsis
The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Groundswell Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
