
Major Payne
Taste attributes: adventurecomedyfamilyfastwholesomerealisticlinearbig & varied
"He's looking for a few good men... or a few guys old enough to shave."
Boxlist takeA sweeping, fast-moving comedy, otherwise balanced. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.3 /10
TMDB · 547 votes
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Nick Castle
Cast
- Damon Wayans
- Karyn Parsons
- William Hickey
- Michael Ironside
- Albert Hall
Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 1995
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











