
Topsy-Turvy
Taste attributes: comedydramahistorymusicmusic/dancebiographyhistoricalmusicalfresh & originalwholesomelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship
"Gilbert & Sullivan & So Much More"
Boxlist takeExpect a fresh, glossy comedy-drama, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.7 /10
TMDB · 104 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
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Style & visuals: Glossy, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the way to "The Mikado," one of the duo's greatest successes.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Mike Leigh
Cast
- Allan Corduner
- Jim Broadbent
- Timothy Spall
- Dexter Fletcher
- Shirley Henderson
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 160 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Newmarket Capital Group
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











