The Shop Around the Corner
Taste attributes: comedydramaromanceholidaysslowtried & testedwholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashlove conquers allunlikely connections
Boxlist takeAn accessible, straightforward romantic comedy: moving and small-scale. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- 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
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1940
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
