This Is Us
TV Series2016Returning Series

This Is Us

Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceslowsimpleenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers all

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"This is real. This is love. This is life."

Boxlist takeA moving, slow-burning comedy-drama series, otherwise balanced. Best if you like patience over pace.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, 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
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Milo VentimigliaMandy MooreSterling K. BrownChrissy MetzJustin Hartley

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2016
Runtime
43 min
Status
Returning Series
Studio
20th Century Fox Television
Taste scores
How we score

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

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