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Screwed

2000 · 81 min

A scrappy, silly caper that keeps escalating into absurd mishaps, played broad and mean but ultimately harmless.

Genres
Action, Comedy
Tagline
Everyone gets it in the end.
Overview
A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's been kidnapped.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • greed
  • class
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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action, comedy
Directed by
Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander
Written by
Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander
Starring
Norm Macdonald, Dave Chappelle, Danny DeVito, Elaine Stritch, Daniel Benzali, Sherman Hemsley, Sarah Silverman, Malcolm Stewart
Music
Michel Colombier
Cinematography
Robert Brinkmann
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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