Film1976114 min

Silver Streak

Name: Silver Streak
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1976
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan, Ned Beatty

Taste attributes: comedycrimeromancethrilleractiondetectivefasttried & testedlightimaginarylinearglossyfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"By train, by plane, by the edge of your seat - It's the most hilarious suspense ride of your life!"

Boxlist takePacy and accessible: a conventional romantic comedy, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 213 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.

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