Prison Break
TV Series2005Ended

Prison Break

Taste attributes: action & adventurecrimedramamafia/gangsterespionageactiontried & testedunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"Break in. Break out. Save your brother's life."

Boxlist takeAn unsentimental, unsavoury crime series: familiar and weighty. Best if you like easy over intense.

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Wentworth MillerDominic PurcellSarah Wayne CalliesPaul AdelsteinRockmond Dunbar

Details

Genre
Action & Adventure
Year
2005
Runtime
45 min
Status
Ended
Studio
20th Century Fox Television
Taste scores
How we score

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

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