
This Is Us
Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceslowsimpleenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers all
"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
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 43 min
- Status
- Returning Series
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox Television
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











