Upstream Color
Film201396 min

Upstream Color

Taste attributes: dramascience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalmysteryanimalsslowheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, serious sci-fi film, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving 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

Amy SeimetzShane CarruthAndrew SensenigThiago MartinsCarolyn King

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2013
Runtime
96 min
Status
Released
Studio
erbp
Taste scores
How we score

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

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