
Romance & Cigarettes
Taste attributes: comedymusicromancemusicalmusic/dancefastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questlove conquers all
Boxlist takeLight and glossy: a stirring romantic comedy, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 96 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, 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
Down-and-dirty musical love story set in the world of the working class. Nick is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty, a dressmaker, a strong and gentle woman with whom he has three daughters. He is carrying on a torrid affair with a redheaded woman named Tula. Nick is basically a good, hardworking man driven forward by will and blinded by his urges.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- United Artists
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











