Movie

Lucky Numbers

2000 · 105 min

A wry, messy caper that coasts on small-town absurdity and escalating bad decisions, more amusing in concept than execution.

Directed by: Nora Ephron
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Starring: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth

Tagline: When they put their heads together... it's a no brainer.
Overview: Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.

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Directed by: Nora Ephron
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Starring: John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: greed
deception
crime
betrayal
corruption
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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