Do the Right Thing
Taste attributes: dramadetectivemusic/dancecomedyrobots/ai/spaceromanceslowfresh & originalrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allsocial commentary
"It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can …"
Boxlist takeA moving drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, 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
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
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- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
