
Beetlejuice
Taste attributes: comedyfantasymonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/danceanimalsteenfresh & originalimaginarysimplesurrealemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilself destruction/implosion
"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
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Geffen Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











