Overboard
Film1987106 min

Overboard

Taste attributes: comedyromancewholesomeemotive & stirringlove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"From opulence... to rags... to love."

Boxlist takeA stirring romantic comedy, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · 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
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Heiress, Joanna Stayton hires carpenter, Dean Proffitt to build a closet on her yacht—and refuses to pay him for the project when it's done. But after Joanna accidentally falls overboard and loses her memory, Dean sees an opportunity to get even.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

love conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Goldie HawnKurt RussellEdward HerrmannKatherine HelmondMike Hagerty

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1987
Runtime
106 min
Status
Released
Studio
Star Partners
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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