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Crooks

1983 · 100 min

A breezy odd-couple comedy where mismatched crooks bumble through favours and scrapes, carried by easy charm and light laughs.

Directed by: Miguel Hermoso
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Francisco Rabal, Arturo Fernández, Isabel Mestres

Overview: A man of a certain social position falls in jail and request protection to a pickpocket and con man during his stay. On his release he promises to help his friend what then creates many problems.

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Directed by: Miguel Hermoso
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Francisco Rabal, Arturo Fernández, Isabel Mestres

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
crime
class
loyalty
deception
Places: big city
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Miguel Hermoso
Written by: Miguel Hermoso
Starring: Francisco Rabal, Arturo Fernández, Isabel Mestres, Vicky Lagos, Rafael Díaz, Antonio Gamero, Elena Arnao, Alberto Fernández
Music: José Nieto
Cinematography: Fernando Arribas
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish

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