Bob Roberts
Taste attributes: comedydramamusic/dancefastfresh & originalwholesomelightrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship
"Vote first. Ask questions later."
Boxlist takeA moving comedy-drama, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.5 /10
TMDB · 120 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Directed by
Cast
- Tim Robbins
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Alan Rickman
- Ray Wise
- Brian Murray
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
