
Rumble Fish
Taste attributes: actioncrimedramateenmafia/gangsterromancefastunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evil
"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
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- American Zoetrope
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











