
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionthrillermusic/danceanimalsunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Suddenly he could see through clothes, flesh… and walls!"
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and glossy: an emotional horror film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.5 /10
TMDB · 131 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, 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 doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Alta Vista Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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