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A Hole in the Head

1959 · 120 min

A warm, bittersweet comedy that charms with its flawed hero and nostalgic Miami setting, balancing laughs and tender moments.

Tagline
The most wonderful entertainment in the whole wide wonderful world!
Overview
An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • family
  • parenthood
  • ambition
  • redemption
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Frank Capra
Written by
Arnold Schulman
Starring
Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Thelma Ritter, Carolyn Jones, Keenan Wynn, Dub Taylor, Joi Lansing
Music
Nelson Riddle
Cinematography
William H. Daniels
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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