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Paradise Alley

1978 · 107 min

A gritty, heartfelt slice of street life that swings between scrappy humor and brotherly regret, feeling rough-edged and sincere.

Genres
Action, Drama
Tagline
The Carboni Boys. They haul ice, lay out stiffs and dance with monkeys.
Overview
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • class
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, drama
Directed by
Sylvester Stallone
Written by
Sylvester Stallone
Starring
Sylvester Stallone, Lee Canalito, Armand Assante, Frank McRae, Anne Archer, Kevin Conway, Terry Funk, Joyce Ingalls
Music
Bill Conti
Cinematography
László Kovács
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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