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Step Lively

1944 · 88 min

A breezy, cheerful backstage romp full of frantic scheming, comic dodges and easy tunes that never asks much of you.

Tagline
It's Fun!
Overview
Fly-by-night producers dodge bill collectors while trying for one big hit.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • deception
  • friendship
  • work
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Tim Whelan
Written by
Warren Duff, Peter Milne
Starring
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Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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