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Soul Man

1986 · 104 min

A goofy, dated campus comedy whose broad gags sit awkwardly beside its earnest lesson about racism, leaving a cringe that outlasts the laughs.

Directed by
Steve Miner
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
He didn't give up, he got down.
Overview
A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.

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Directed by
Steve Miner
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • race
  • identity
  • deception
  • class
  • guilt
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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