Eight Men Out
Film1988119 min

Eight Men Out

Taste attributes: dramahistorysportshistoricalslowheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition

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"When the cheering stopped, there were... Eight Men Out."

Boxlist takeEmotional and realistic: a serious historical drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.0 /10

TMDB · 164 votes

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

John CusackChristopher LloydCharlie SheenD. B. SweeneyClifton James

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1988
Runtime
119 min
Status
Released
Studio
Orion Pictures
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