Life of the Party
Taste attributes: comedyteenfastlightsimpleglossyenclosedcoming of age
"Give life the old college try."
Boxlist takeSimple and breezy: a fast-moving comedy, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 808 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, 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
When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna – now Dee Rock – embraces freedom, fun and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
