Welcome to Marwen
Film2018116 min

Welcome to Marwen

Taste attributes: comedydramafantasyrobots/ai/spacebiographyslowfresh & originalunsavouryintricateglossybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion

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"You can't put this hero in a box."

Boxlist takeExpect an original, stirring comedy-drama, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town named Marwen where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation — a testament to the most powerful women he knows — through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Steve CarellLeslie MannMerritt WeverJanelle MonáeDiane Kruger

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2018
Runtime
116 min
Status
Released
Studio
DreamWorks Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

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

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