Brewster's Millions
Film198597 min

Brewster's Millions

Taste attributes: comedylegalsportsfastfresh & originallinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalrygame/competition

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"An American excess story."

Boxlist takeA polished, fast comedy, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like polish over grit.

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

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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

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questdeep rivalrygame/competition

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Richard PryorJohn CandyLonette McKeeStephen CollinsJerry Orbach

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1985
Runtime
97 min
Status
Released
Studio
Davis Entertainment
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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