
Upstream Color
Taste attributes: dramascience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalmysteryanimalsslowheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems
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
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- erbp
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











