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Uptown Saturday Night

1974 · 104 min

A breezy, joke-filled caper that coasts on the easy chemistry of its leads and a lively parade of comic characters.

Tagline
They get funny when you mess with their money.
Overview
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • friendship
  • crime
  • class
  • greed
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, action
Directed by
Sidney Poitier
Written by
Richard Wesley
Starring
Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Calvin Lockhart, Rosalind Cash, Roscoe Lee Browne
Music
Tom Scott
Cinematography
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Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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