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Tin Men

1987 · 112 min

A wry, character-driven slice of early-60s Americana, balancing sharp satire with a surprisingly tender look at rivalry and reinvention.

Tagline
The American Dream changes. The people who sell it don't.
Overview
A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • class
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
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
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Barry Levinson
Written by
Barry Levinson
Starring
Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito, Barbara Hershey, John Mahoney, Jackie Gayle, Stanley Brock, Seymour Cassel, Bruno Kirby
Music
Roland Gift, Andy Cox
Cinematography
Peter Sova
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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