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...All the Marbles

1981 · 113 min

A scrappy, bittersweet road movie that makes you root for underdogs grinding through small-time indignities toward one big shot.

Tagline
The California Dolls and their best friend Harry...Together they're going for...All The Marbles
Overview
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • class
  • survival
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Robert Aldrich
Written by
Mel Frohman
Starring
Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon, Burt Young, Tracy Reed, Ursaline Bryant, Claudette Nevins, Richard Jaeckel
Music
Frank De Vol
Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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