
White Men Can't Jump
Taste attributes: comedydramasportsfasttried & testedlightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionunlikely connections
"It ain't easy being this good."
Boxlist takeA stirring comedy-drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
Billy Hoyle and Sidney Deane are an unlikely pair of basketball hustlers. They team up to con their way across the courts of Los Angeles, playing a game that's fast dangerous - and funny.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











