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Ed Wood

Movie · 1994 · 127 min

A warm, funny, oddly moving tribute to glorious failure, shot in black-and-white with affection for its eccentric dreamers.

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1994 film by Tim Burton
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Movie
Year
1994
Runtime
127 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • friendship
  • identity
  • obsession
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, comedy, biographical, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Tim Burton
Written by
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Starring
Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Bill Murray, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Vincent D'Onofrio, Maurice LaMarche, Rance Howard
Music
Howard Shore
Cinematography
Stefan Czapsky
Runtime
127 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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