Taking Care of Business
Film1990108 min

Taking Care of Business

Taste attributes: comedyfastlightimaginarysimpleglossy

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"Jimmy's finally got a new life. The trouble is, it's somebody else's."

Boxlist takeA light comedy that is fast, heightened and simple. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 114 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

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

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Synopsis

An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

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Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

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Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1990
Runtime
108 min
Status
Released
Studio
Hollywood Pictures
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