
Celebrity
Taste attributes: comedydramajournalisticlightlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsocial commentary
"A funny look at people who will do anything to get famous... or stay famous."
Boxlist takeA comedy-drama that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 329 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, 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
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one lavish party to another and engages in numerous empty romances, he starts to doubt the worth of his work. Meanwhile, top TV producer Tony falls for Robin and introduces her to the world of celebrity.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
Cast
- Kenneth Branagh
- Judy Davis
- Joe Mantegna
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Charlize Theron
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Magnolia Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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