Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Taste attributes: comedydramavehiclesholidaystried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossyall consuming questcomplex relationshipunlikely connections
"What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey."
Boxlist takeAn accessible, simple comedy: polished and familiar. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower ring curtain salesman, Del Griffith.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
