Knock on Wood
Film198194 min

Knock on Wood

Taste attributes: adventurecomedycrimefastfresh & originallightintricatelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeBreezy and polished: a crime comedy that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

When the boss' unlucky daughter is missing in South America, Campana is sent to watch the boss' most unlucky employee who is sent as a private detective in hopes he can duplicate the daughter's mistakes.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questfighting evilsolving 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

Pierre RichardGérard DepardieuPedro Armendáriz Jr.Corynne CharbitMichel Robin

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1981
Runtime
94 min
Status
Released
Studio
Conacite Uno
Taste scores
How we score

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

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