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Used Cars

1980 · 113 min

A raucous, cynical joyride through small-time scheming, packed with slapstick chaos and gleefully bad behavior.

Tagline
Like new, great looking and fully loaded with laughs.
Overview
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • deception
  • class
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Written by
Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis
Starring
Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Frank McRae, Deborah Harmon, Joe Flaherty, David L. Lander, Michael McKean
Music
Patrick Williams
Cinematography
Donald M. Morgan
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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