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Welcome to Collinwood

2002 · 86 min

A gentle, shaggy caper that ambles through its neighbourhood of lovable losers, finding quiet warmth in their shared failure.

Tagline
Five guys. One safe. No brains.
Overview
Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • found family
  • class
  • ambition
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Written by
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
United States of America, Germany
Languages
English

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