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10,000 BC (2008) poster

2008 · adventure · action · drama

10,000 BC

Directed by Roland Emmerich1h 49m2008

A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.

Our read: 10,000 BC (2008) reads as a sombre, breathless, inventive adventure · action · drama entry — extreme in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Sombre, breathless, extreme adventure / action, inventive in texture. Redemptive, epic, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb5.1139kRT10%Metacritic34
  • sombre
  • kinetic
  • intense
  • redemptive
  • epic-stakes
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DNA · twelve axes

How 10,000 BC feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want pulpy prehistoric spectacle with mammoths and zero historical accuracy.”

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Skip it tonight — You roll your eyes at ridiculous CGI epics that play like video-game cutscenes.

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