The Best of Times
Film1986104 min

The Best of Times

Taste attributes: comedysportsdramafastlightsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition

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"A comedy about life, hope, and getting even."

Boxlist takeMoving and uncomplicated: a comedy that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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Quality rating

5.6 /10

TMDB · 62 votes

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What lines up

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

What might not click

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

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Synopsis

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competition

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
1986
Runtime
104 min
Status
Released
Studio
Kings Road Entertainment
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