Shoeshine
Taste attributes: dramaslowheavyrealisticgrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA heavy drama that is grounded, unhurried and small-scale. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.8 /10
TMDB · 165 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
At a track near Rome, shoeshine boys are watching horses run. Two of the boys Pasquale, an orphan, and Giuseppe, his younger friend are riding. The pair have been saving to buy a horse of their own to ride...
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1946
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Societa Cooperativa Alfa Cinematografica
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
