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Take the Money and Run

Movie · 1969 · 85 min

A deadpan mockumentary that turns a hapless criminal's life into a series of absurd, laugh-out-loud mishaps.

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1969 film by Woody Allen
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Year
1969
Runtime
85 min
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • identity
  • love
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • mockumentary
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour9
Realism4
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

Details

Genres
comedy, heist
Directed by
Woody Allen
Written by
Woody Allen, Mickey Rose
Starring
Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Janet Margolin, Dan Frazer, Mark Gordon, Jan Merlin, Lonny Chapman, James Anderson
Music
Marvin Hamlisch
Cinematography
Lester Shorr
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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