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Drop Dead Gorgeous

1999 · 98 min

A wickedly funny faux-documentary that skewers small-town pageant culture with escalating, deadpan absurdity and cheerful malice.

Tagline
The battle between the good and the bad is about to get ugly.
Overview
In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • class
  • corruption
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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