Rushmore
Film199893 min

Rushmore

Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceteentried & testedwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunderdog triumphs

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"Love. Expulsion. Revolution."

Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, realistic comedy-drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, 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

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Jason SchwartzmanBill MurrayOlivia WilliamsSeymour CasselBrian Cox

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1998
Runtime
93 min
Status
Released
Studio
American Empirical Pictures
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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