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Castles in the Sky

2014 · 90 min

A quietly absorbing, fact-based drama that makes the race to invent radar feel urgent and human, with a touch of eccentric charm.

Overview: England, while the storm clouds of Nazism menace Germany. Robert Watson Watt and a team of eccentric and brilliant meteorologists struggle to turn the mere idea of radar into a functional reality.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Science, war, ambition, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: science
war
ambition
obsession
betrayal
Places: countryside
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild