Death to Smoochy
Film2002109 min

Death to Smoochy

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramathrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Get ready for an unexpected hit."

Boxlist takeFast-moving and unsavoury: a layered crime comedy. Best if you like pace over patience.

Taste details

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

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

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
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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