Lay the Favorite
Film201294 min

Lay the Favorite

Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceslowwholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allunderdog triumphs

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"How far can a losing shot take you?"

Boxlist takeStirring and wholesome: a comedy-drama that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.3 /10

TMDB · 182 votes

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers allunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Directed by

  • Stephen Frears

Cast

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2012
Runtime
94 min
Status
Released
Studio
Focus Features
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