The Jerk
Taste attributes: comedyfastlightsimplelinearglossy
"A rags to riches to rags story."
Boxlist takeExpect a light, fast comedy, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, 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
After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson runs off on a hilarious misadventure in this comedy classic that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
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Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
