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Equals

2015 · 102 min

A quiet, melancholic romance in a sterile future, where small gestures carry enormous weight and the struggle to feel is both tender and tense.

Directed by
Drake Doremus
Genres
Drama, Romance, Science fiction
Starring
Nicholas Hoult, Kristen Stewart, Jacki Weaver
Tagline
Find your equal.
Overview
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.

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Directed by
Drake Doremus
Genres
Drama, Romance, Science fiction
Starring
Nicholas Hoult, Kristen Stewart, Jacki Weaver
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • countryside
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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drama, romance, science fiction
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Indonesia, United States of America
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