Barbershop
Film2002102 min

Barbershop

Taste attributes: comedydramadetectivetried & testedlinearenclosedcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA comedy-drama that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.

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Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 336 votes

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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  • Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out.

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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

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Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2002
Runtime
102 min
Status
Released
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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