
Staying Alive
Taste attributes: dramamusicromancemusic/dancefresh & originalwholesomerealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship
"Tony Manero knows the old days are over – But nobody's gonna tell him he can't feel that good again"
Boxlist takeEmotional and realistic: a good-natured music film, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
5.7 /10
TMDB · 327 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, 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
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
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Synopsis
It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Sylvester Stallone
Cast
- John Travolta
- Cynthia Rhodes
- Finola Hughes
- Steve Inwood
- Julie Bovasso
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











