Under the Silver Lake
Film2018139 min

Under the Silver Lake

Taste attributes: crimedramamysterythrillercomedyfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatesurrealenclosedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"What are they hiding?"

Boxlist takeA fresh, larger-than-life crime drama: dark and intricate. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 846 votes

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipsolving 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

Andrew GarfieldRiley KeoughTopher GraceCallie HernandezDon McManus

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2018
Runtime
139 min
Status
Released
Studio
Boo Pictures
Taste scores
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