Whalefall
Taste attributes: thrillerdramahorroradventurefastunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Hold your breath."
Boxlist takeVery fast and heightened: an unsavoury thriller, heavy rather than light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Following the death of his father, Jay Gardiner goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Thriller
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Imagine Entertainment
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
