It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Film1963163 min

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedycrimevehiclesfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

See which match your taste

"The comedy event of the century, In glorious 70mm!"

Boxlist takeA simple, glossy crime comedy: fast-moving and familiar. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Where to watch

MixedsampleWhy this match?Show

What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

Synopsis

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Spencer TracyMilton BerleSid CaesarBuddy HackettEthel Merman

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1963
Runtime
163 min
Status
Released
Studio
Casey Productions
Taste scores
How we score

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

Back to Discover