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The Adventures of Pluto Nash

2002 · 95 min

A goofy, forgettable sci-fi caper that coasts on cheap jokes and cheap-looking sets, never quite landing.

Directed by
Ron Underwood
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science fiction
Tagline
The MAN on the Moon.
Overview
The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in trouble when he refuses to sell his club to lunar gangster Mogan, who just happens to be helping the mysterious Rex Crater mastermind a plan to take over the entire moon.

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Directed by
Ron Underwood
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science fiction
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • friendship
Places
  • space
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
action, comedy, science fiction
Directed by
Ron Underwood
Written by
Neil Cuthbert
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Peter Boyle
Music
John Powell
Cinematography
Oliver Wood
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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