Film1995100 min

Heavyweights

Name: Heavyweights
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Released: 1995
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Ben Stiller, Aaron Schwartz, Kenan Thompson, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara

Taste attributes: comedydramafamilywholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"They don't run the fastest. They don't jump the highest. But they sure are getting the last laugh. Heavyweights. They never met a hot dog they didn't like ... until now."

Boxlist takeA moving comedy-drama, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 266 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick of the endless weeks of "all work and no play," the kids stage a coup and reclaim their summer of fun.

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