
Rushmore
Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceteentried & testedwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunderdog triumphs
"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
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- American Empirical Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











