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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World

1987 · 95 min

A breezy, good-natured family farce full of silly mishaps and sudden fortune, easy to watch and warmly funny.

Overview: Bill, a TV news reporter, tries to make ends meet to support himself, his wife and three daughters in urban Hong Kong. In the mist of the misadventures of Bill and his family, their luck and lives ultimately change when Bill's wife suddenly wins the lottery.
How it feels: Light, absurd, warm and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, class, greed, ambition
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: family
class
greed
ambition
work
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild