Film198489 min

Stranger Than Paradise

Name: Stranger Than Paradise
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1984
Duration: 89 min
Cast: John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark, Danny Rosen

Taste attributes: comedydramavehiclestried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiprags to richesunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeBreezy and simple: a stylish comedy-drama, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.2 /10

TMDB · 348 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous Florida suburb.

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