Pretty in Pink
Taste attributes: comedyromancedramawholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
"Blane's a pretty cool guy. Andie's pretty in pink. And Ducky's pretty crazy."
Boxlist takeExpect a polished, stirring romantic comedy, light rather than heavy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, 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
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
