An Attempt to Describe the Measure of a Man fingerprintHigh energy, funny, light on feelings.
Tense and spectacular
Emotionally reserved
Plenty of absurdist humor and satire
The mind, society, and technology
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout visual style, editing, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense and spectacular
An Attempt to Describe the Measure of a Man is tense and spectacular.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Plenty of absurdist humor and satire
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and satire.
The mind, society, and technology
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around the mind, society, and technology. It holds up on a rewatch. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction and storytelling stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout visual style, editing, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the visual style, editing, and cinematography stand out.
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Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 35/100 (IMDb 5.9). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: nudity and disturbing imagery.
0 h 19 min
An Attempt to Describe the Measure of a Man runs 0 h 19 min.
It was made in Japanese, with some xx. Produced in Japan.
5.9