Clue
Taste attributes: comedycrimemysterythrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Seven Suspects, Six Weapons, Five Bodies and Three Endings."
Boxlist takeA breakneck crime comedy that is inventive, layered and polished. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Debra Hill Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
