Pickpocket
Taste attributes: crimedramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashsocial commentarytroubled leads
Boxlist takeContained and fresh: a serious crime drama, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1959
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
