Beetlejuice
Film198892 min

Beetlejuice

Taste attributes: comedyfantasymonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/danceanimalsteenfresh & originalimaginarysimplesurrealemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilself destruction/implosion

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"He's guaranteed to put some life in your afterlife."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly comedy, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Thanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the undead newlyweds turn to an expert frightmeister, but he's got a diabolical agenda of his own.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcoming of agefighting evilself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Alec BaldwinGeena DavisJeffrey JonesCatherine O'HaraWinona Ryder

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1988
Runtime
92 min
Status
Released
Studio
Geffen Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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