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The Sunshine Boys

1975 · 111 min

A warm, funny, and bittersweet character study of two cantankerous old partners forced to reunite, full of sharp dialogue and nostalgic charm.

Tagline
For the price of a movie, you'll feel like a million.
Overview
Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature a reunion of this classic duo. It is up to him to try to get the Sunshine Boys back together again.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • friendship
  • identity
  • family
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Neil Simon
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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