
Death to Smoochy
Taste attributes: comedycrimedramathrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Get ready for an unexpected hit."
Boxlist takeFast-moving and unsavoury: a layered crime comedy. Best if you like pace over patience.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 280 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
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuscia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ratings and the affections of a network executive - Randolph makes the unsuspecting rhino the target of his numerous outrageous attempts to exact revenge and reclaim his status as America's sweetheart.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
Cast
- Robin Williams
- Catherine Keener
- Edward Norton
- Danny DeVito
- Jon Stewart
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Film4 Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











