Boardwalk Empire
TV Series2010Ended

Boardwalk Empire

Taste attributes: crimedramamafia/gangsterhistoricalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evil

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Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, slow-burning crime series, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evil

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Steve BuscemiKelly MacdonaldStephen GrahamVincent PiazzaMichael Shannon

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2010
Runtime
60 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Closest to the Hole Productions
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