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Collecting America

1990 · 50 min

A wry, affectionate look at grown adults chasing cardboard treasures, amusing but slight and easy to drift through.

Directed by
Jonathan Blank
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Hank Aaron, Monte Irvin, Duke Snider
Overview
A satirical documentary on the baseball card collecting frenzy in the United States.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Jonathan Blank
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Hank Aaron, Monte Irvin, Duke Snider
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • greed
  • celebrity
  • work
  • media
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jonathan Blank
Starring
Hank Aaron, Monte Irvin, Duke Snider, Babe Ruth
Music
John McGann
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America

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