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It Could Happen to You

1994 · 101 min

A gentle, feel-good romantic comedy that charms with its earnest kindness and simple faith in human decency.

Directed by
Andrew Bergman
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
A cop. A waitress. A lottery ticket.
Overview
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.

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Directed by
Andrew Bergman
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • love
  • class
  • justice
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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