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Bean

Movie · 1997 · 95 min

A breezy, silly comedy full of slapstick disasters and awkward charm, easy to watch and often laugh-out-loud funny.

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1997 film directed by Mel Smith
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Year
1997
Runtime
95 min
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • art
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour9
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mel Smith
Written by
Rowan Atkinson, Richard Curtis, Robin Driscoll
Starring
Rowan Atkinson, Burt Reynolds, Johnny Galecki, Sandra Oh, Peter Capaldi, John Mills, Oliver Platt, Peter MacNicol
Music
Howard Goodall
Cinematography
Francis Kenny
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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