Harold and Maude
Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceteenmusic/dancerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allunlikely connections
"They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear."
Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, realistic romantic comedy, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1971
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
