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Miss Congeniality

Movie · 2000 · 109 min

A breezy, silly fish-out-of-water romp that coasts on charm, easy laughs and a satisfyingly sparkly finale.

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2000 film directed by Donald Petrie
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Year
2000
Runtime
109 min
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • identity
  • friendship
  • gender
  • deception
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Donald Petrie
Written by
Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford
Starring
Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, Benjamin Bratt, Ernie Hudson, Cody Linley, Heather Burns
Music
Edward Shearmur
Cinematography
László Kovács
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States, Australia
Languages
English

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