
Foul Play
Taste attributes: comedymysterythrillerdetectivefastimaginaryintricateglossyenclosedfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"It's a highly dangerous comedy!!"
Boxlist takeA smart comedy that is glossy, heightened and pacy. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.3 /10
TMDB · 144 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, 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
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Colin Higgins
Cast
- Goldie Hawn
- Chevy Chase
- Burgess Meredith
- Eugene Roche
- Dudley Moore
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Miller-Milkis Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











