Baby Boom
Film1987110 min

Baby Boom

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancewholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"An unexpected comedy"

Boxlist takeEmotional and accessible: an uncomplicated romantic comedy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 267 votes

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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
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, 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

The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Charles Shyer

Cast

  • Diane Keaton
  • Sam Shepard
  • Harold Ramis
  • Kristina Kennedy
  • Sam Wanamaker

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1987
Runtime
110 min
Status
Released
Studio
United Artists
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