It Could Happen to You
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancedetectivewholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers all
"A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket."
Boxlist takeGrounded and stirring: a small-scale romantic comedy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1994
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- TriStar Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
