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Trapped in Paradise

1994 · 111 min

A chaotic, good-natured holiday caper where bumbling crooks keep tripping over small-town kindness, leaving you amused rather than tense.

Directed by
George Gallo
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Adventure
Tagline
The Firpo Brothers can get away with anything. They just can't get away!
Overview
Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

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Directed by
George Gallo
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Adventure
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • family
  • crime
  • redemption
  • friendship
  • greed
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, crime, adventure, romance
Directed by
George Gallo
Written by
George Gallo
Starring
Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey, Mädchen Amick, Florence Stanley, Donald Moffat, Angela Paton, John Ashton
Music
Robert Folk
Cinematography
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Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
Italian, English

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