Stanley & Iris
Film1990104 min

Stanley & Iris

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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"Some people need love spelled out for them."

Boxlist takeA stirring, good-natured romantic drama: unhurried and grounded. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.5 /10

TMDB · 103 votes

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury

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Synopsis

An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Directed by

  • Martin Ritt

Cast

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1990
Runtime
104 min
Status
Released
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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