Jawbreaker
Taste attributes: comedycrimethrillerfashionmusic/danceteenunsavouryrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerags to richesrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsocial commentarytroubled leadsunlikely connections
"Death totally bites"
Boxlist takeA moving crime comedy that is small-scale and realistic. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Taste details
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
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 355 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Three of Reagan High School's most popular girls pretend to kidnap their friend by shoving a jawbreaker into the victim's mouth to keep her from screaming. Their plan goes awry when the girl swallows the jawbreaker, choking to death. Now the leader of the pack will do anything to keep the accident a secret.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Crossroads Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
