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29th Street

1991 · 101 min

A warm, rambling family comedy-drama that ambles through luck and loyalty with easy charm and a touch of melancholy.

Tagline
There's no telling where luck will take you
Overview
After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • fate
  • class
  • identity
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
George Gallo
Written by
George Gallo
Starring
Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan, Frank Pesce, Robert Forster, Ron Karabatsos, Rick Aiello, Vic Manni
Music
William Olvis
Cinematography
Steven Fierberg
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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