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The Knack... and How to Get It

1965 · 85 min

A zany, playful romp through 1960s London, full of slapstick and cheeky satire, but with an unsettling edge.

Directed by
Richard Lester
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Some have it, some don't.
Overview
A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well as a friendly lunatic who can’t help but paint things white.

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Directed by
Richard Lester
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • identity
  • love
  • friendship
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Richard Lester
Written by
Charles Wood
Starring
Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford, Donal Donnelly, William Dexter, Charles Dyer, Margot Thomas, John Bluthal
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
David Watkin
Runtime
85 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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