Benny & Joon
Film199398 min

Benny & Joon

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancewholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"A romance on the brink of reality."

Boxlist takeA stirring comedy-drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

7.0/10
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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
  • Pace: Balanced pace, 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 mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

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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

Cast

Johnny DeppMary Stuart MastersonAidan QuinnJulianne MooreOliver Platt

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1993
Runtime
98 min
Status
Released
Studio
Roth-Arnold Productions
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