The Player
Film1992124 min

The Player

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramathrillerfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeExpect an inventive, fast crime comedy, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Cast

Tim RobbinsGreta ScacchiFred WardWhoopi GoldbergPeter Gallagher

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1992
Runtime
124 min
Status
Released
Studio
Addis Wechsler Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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