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The Hudsucker Proxy

Movie · 1994 · 111 min

A fast-talking, visually playful fable that mixes corporate satire with whimsical fantasy and old-Hollywood charm.

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1994 film by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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Year
1994
Runtime
111 min
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • class
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism3
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, comedy, screwball comedy, comedy drama, Christmas
Directed by
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Written by
Sam Raimi, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring
Paul Newman, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Tim Robbins, Anna Nicole Smith, Sam Raimi, Richard Schiff, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Languages
English

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