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Other People's Money

1991 · 103 min

A talky, character-driven battle of values and egos, mixing boardroom maneuvering with an unlikely May-December flirtation, ending on a wistful note.

Directed by
Norman Jewison
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
Meet Larry the Liquidator. Arrogant. Greedy. Self-centered. Ruthless. You gotta love the guy.
Overview
When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a 'mom and pop' company, the patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's attractive daughter—who is a lawyer—to stop the takeover. However, the raider soon becomes infatuated with her, and enjoys the legal manoeuvring as he tries to win her heart.

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Directed by
Norman Jewison
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • class
  • love
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Norman Jewison
Written by
Alvin Sargent
Starring
Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller, Piper Laurie, Dean Jones, R. D. Call, Mo Gaffney, Bette Henritze
Music
David Newman
Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Japanese

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