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Trading Places

Movie · 1983 · 116 min

A sharp, fast-talking comedy that mixes class satire with screwball energy and a satisfyingly clever con.

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1983 film directed by John Landis
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Year
1983
Runtime
116 min
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • class
  • power
  • greed
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
comedy, Christmas
Directed by
John Landis
Written by
Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Frank Oz, Don Ameche, Giancarlo Esposito, Bo Diddley
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Robert Paynter
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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