
Little Caesar
Taste attributes: actioncrimedramaromancemafia/gangsterdetectiveunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittycomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evillove conquers allrags to richesself destruction/implosion
"The Power-Mad Monarch of the Murder Mobs!"
Boxlist takeSerious and grounded: a crime drama that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.1 /10
TMDB · 166 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Mervyn LeRoy
Cast
- Edward G. Robinson
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Glenda Farrell
- William Collier Jr.
- Sidney Blackmer
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1931
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- First National Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











