Merrily We Roll Along
Taste attributes: comedymusicmusicalteenmusic/dancefastfresh & originalwholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of ageunlikely connections
"Hey, old friend? How do we stay old friends?"
Boxlist takeAn emotional comedy that is glossy, breezy and contained. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, 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
Franklin Shepard is a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career and all his friends in New York in order to produce films in Los Angeles. The story begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in time, showing snapshots of the most important moments in Frank’s life that shaped the man he is today. (A live recording of the 2024 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical, filmed at the Hudson Theatre in New York City.)
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- RadicalMedia
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
