Romancing the Stone
Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyromanceanimalsvehiclesfastrealisticsimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsunlikely connections
"She's a girl from the big city. He's a reckless soldier of fortune. For a fabulous treasure, they share an adventure no one could imagine... or survive."
Boxlist takeExpect a fast, uncomplicated romantic comedy, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
