
Wild at Heart
Taste attributes: comedycrimethrillerdramamonster/alien/supernaturaldetectiveromancemafia/gangsterheistfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylineargrittyenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections
"A wild crazy love story."
Boxlist takeAn intimate, larger-than-life crime comedy: morally murky and original. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune. Lula's mother, Marietta, desperate to keep them apart, hires a hitman to kill Sailor. But he finds a whole new set of troubles when he and Bobby Peru, an old buddy who's also out to get Sailor, try to rob a store. When Sailor lands in jail yet again, the young lovers appear further than ever from the shared life they covet.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Samuel Goldwyn Company
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











