Film1989116 min

Harlem Nights

Name: Harlem Nights
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1989
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramahistoricaldetectivemafia/gangsterunsavouryrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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"They're up to something big."

Boxlist takeAn unsavoury crime comedy that is smart, contained and gritty. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 222 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.

Synopsis: TMDB