Happy-Go-Lucky
Film2008118 min

Happy-Go-Lucky

Taste attributes: comedydramarobots/ai/spaceromanceslowfresh & originalimaginarysimpleglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthlove conquers allunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeStylised and inventive: a moving comedy-drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, 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

A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipempowerment/personal growthlove conquers allunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Sally HawkinsAlexis ZegermanEddie MarsanSamuel RoukinSinéad Matthews

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2008
Runtime
118 min
Status
Released
Studio
Film4 Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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