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Plain Clothes

1988 · 98 min

A light, playful undercover caper that mixes high-school comedy with a mild murder mystery, easy to watch and mildly tense.

Directed by
Martha Coolidge
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
Tagline
An Undercover Nightmare.
Overview
To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.

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Directed by
Martha Coolidge
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • identity
  • deception
  • family
  • justice
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, thriller, mystery, crime, romance, action
Directed by
Martha Coolidge
Written by
Scott Frank
Starring
Arliss Howard, Suzy Amis, George Wendt, Diane Ladd, Seymour Cassel, Larry Pine, Jackie Gayle, Abe Vigoda
Music
Scott Wilk
Cinematography
Daniel Hainey
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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