The Lonely Guy
Taste attributes: comedyromancewholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers allsocial commentary
"Meet Larry Hubbard …lonely guy"
Boxlist takeSmall-scale and good-natured: an emotional romantic comedy, light rather than heavy. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.4 /10
TMDB · 105 votes
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, 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
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Aspen Film Society
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
