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Clockwise

1986 · 96 min

A frantic, funny escalation of petty disasters and misunderstandings, powered by a pompous man's meltdown as his orderly world collapses.

Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Mr. Stimpson ran his life and everyone else's by the clock. Then one day at 2:09 and 43 seconds... The clock decided to strike back.
Overview
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • obsession
  • class
  • identity
  • family
  • rebellion
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Christopher Morahan
Written by
Michael Frayn
Starring
John Cleese, Penelope Wilton, Alison Steadman, Stephen Moore, Joan Hickson, Benjamin Whitrow, Geoffrey Palmer, Michael Aldridge
Music
George Fenton
Cinematography
John Coquillon
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
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