Mannequin
Taste attributes: comedyfantasyromancewholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthlove conquers all
"Just because Jonathan's fallen in love with a piece of wood, it doesn't make him a dummy."
Boxlist takeA fantastical, glossy romantic comedy: breezy and good-natured. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient spell. Despite interference from the store's devious manager, Jonathan and his mannequin fall in love while creating eye-catching window displays to keep the struggling store in business.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 89 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.
