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Ishtar

1987 · 107 min

A goofy, meandering buddy comedy that ambles through desert misadventures with a shaggy, amiable charm.

Directed by: Elaine May
Genres: Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani

Tagline: Telling the truth can be dangerous business.
Overview: Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.

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Directed by: Elaine May
Genres: Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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: friendship
identity
politics
deception
survival
Places: wilderness
big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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