
Young Adam
Taste attributes: crimedramaromancethrillervehiclesslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads
"Everyone has a past. Everyone has a secret."
Boxlist takeA grounded crime thriller that is serious, stirring and unsavoury. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
5.9 /10
TMDB · 110 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Recorded Picture Company
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











