The Queen's Gambit
TV Series2020Ended

The Queen's Gambit

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalteenslowheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA grounded drama series that is emotional, slow-burning and heavy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshipunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Anya Taylor-JoyChloe Pirrie

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2020
Runtime
60 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Flitcraft
Taste scores
How we score

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

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