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Amos & Andrew

1993 · 96 min

A broad, uneven satire that mixes slapstick chases with pointed jabs at racism and media frenzy, fun but clumsy.

Directed by
E. Max Frye
Genres
Action, Comedy
Tagline
Misunderstood. Misplaced. Mismatched.
Overview
When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.

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Directed by
E. Max Frye
Genres
Action, Comedy
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • race
  • media
  • corruption
  • deception
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
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
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
E. Max Frye
Written by
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Starring
Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Michael Lerner, Margaret Colin, Dabney Coleman, Brad Dourif, Chelcie Ross, Jordan Lund
Music
Richard Gibbs
Cinematography
Walt Lloyd
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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