Movie

Renaissance Man

1994 · 128 min

A warm, predictable underdog story where an unlikely teacher inspires rough-edged students, mixing easy laughs with earnest sentiment.

Tagline: One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!
Overview: An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job: teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that there is no structure set up for the class.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Education, redemption, found family, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 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: education
redemption
found family
identity
ambition
Places: military
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild