Being There
Taste attributes: comedydramafresh & originalsimpleemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growth
"Getting there is half the fun; being there is all of it!"
Boxlist takeA stirring comedy-drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, 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
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- United Artists
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
