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Knucklehead

2010 · 100 min

A goofy, good-natured underdog comedy that ambles through silly scrapes and broad jokes without ever asking much of you.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
A fight promoter deeply in debt to his crooked rival and desperate for a new fighter catches a break when a 450 pound church handyman who has spent his entire life in an orphanage agrees to wrestle on behalf of his fellow orphans.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • found family
  • family
  • sport
  • redemption
  • loyalty
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • big city
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
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Michael W. Watkins
Written by
Adam Rifkin, Bear Aderhold, Tom Sullivan
Starring
Mark Feuerstein, Dennis Farina, Melora Hardin, Paul Wight, Wendie Malick, Will Patton, Saul Rubinek, Rebecca Creskoff
Cinematography
Kenneth Zunder
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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