Waxwork
Film198895 min

Waxwork

Taste attributes: comedyhorrormonster/alien/supernaturalunsavourylightimaginarysimpleempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeFantastical and dark: a straightforward horror comedy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 182 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

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

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Synopsis

Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

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Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1988
Runtime
95 min
Status
Released
Studio
Contemporary Films
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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