Get Shorty
Taste attributes: comedycrimethrillerdetectivevehiclesmafia/gangsterfastunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardytroubled leads
"The mob is tough, but it’s nothing like show business."
Boxlist takeA low-key, fast crime comedy: dark and expansive. Best if you like easy over intense.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Jersey Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
