Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Film1986103 min

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Taste attributes: comedyteenholidayslightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of age

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"One man's struggle to take it easy."

Boxlist takeA glossy, uncomplicated comedy: light and contained. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of age

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Matthew BroderickAlan RuckMia SaraJeffrey JonesJennifer Grey

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1986
Runtime
103 min
Status
Released
Studio
Paramount
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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