Lucas
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancesportsteentried & testedrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipgame/competitionhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers all
"It's about falling in love. For the first time."
Boxlist takeMoving and simple: a small-scale romantic comedy, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.6 /10
TMDB · 144 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
A socially inept fourteen year old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends -- Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love -- fall for each other.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Directed by
Cast
- Corey Haim
- Kerri Green
- Charlie Sheen
- Winona Ryder
- Courtney Thorne-Smith
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
