Blue Chips
Film1994108 min

Blue Chips

Taste attributes: dramasportsheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition

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Boxlist takeAn emotional, grounded drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 115 votes

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What lines up

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

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Directed by

  • William Friedkin

Cast

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1994
Runtime
108 min
Status
Released
Studio
Paramount
Taste scores
How we score

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

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