Rumble Fish
Film198394 min

Rumble Fish

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramateenmafia/gangsterromancefastunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evil

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"Rusty James can't live up to his brother's reputation. His brother can't live it down."

Boxlist takeWeighty and realistic: a crime drama that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug, struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evil

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Matt DillonMickey RourkeDiane LaneDennis HopperDiana Scarwid

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1983
Runtime
94 min
Status
Released
Studio
American Zoetrope
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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