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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Movie · 1987 · 94 min

A warm, funny road-trip comedy that balances slapstick mishaps with genuine sentiment and a touching friendship.

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1987 film directed by John Hughes
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Year
1987
Runtime
94 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • grief
  • family
  • class
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
comedy, buddy
Directed by
John Hughes
Written by
John Hughes
Starring
Kevin Bacon, Steve Martin, Edie McClurg, John Candy, Jeri Ryan, Ben Stein, Dylan Baker, Michael McKean
Music
Ira Newborn
Cinematography
Paul Hirsch, Donald Peterman
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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