A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
CrimeDramasmall towncaliforniahairdressercon maninsurance fraudblack and whitebarberneo-noir1940s
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Character
Contemplative, nostalgic, cool and grave.
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
Who loves it, who doesn't
17 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Cartographers.
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Cast
- Billy Bob ThorntonEd Crane
- Frances McDormandDoris Crane
- Michael BadaluccoFrank
- James GandolfiniBig Dave Brewster
- Katherine BorowitzAnn Nirdlinger Brewster
- Jon PolitoCreighton Tolliver
- Scarlett JohanssonBirdy Abundas
- Richard JenkinsWalter Abundas
- Tony ShalhoubFreddy Riedenschneider
- Christopher KriesaOfficer Persky
Crew
- Joel CoenDirector
- Ethan CoenDirector
- Joel CoenWriter
- Ethan CoenWriter
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Tricia CookeEditor
- Ethan CoenEditor
- Joel CoenEditor
- Ethan CoenProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Both contemplative, meticulous.
Gosford Park 200167% alikeBoth cool, contemplative.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 196963% alikeBoth prestige.
Drive 201163% alikeBoth grave, contemplative, meticulous; this one is more overwhelming.
The Long Goodbye 197362% alikeBoth cool.
Easy Rider 196960% alikeBoth grave.
Jackie Brown 199760% alikeBoth meticulous.
The Ice Storm 199760% alikeBoth prestige, contemplative, grave.
Savoir-Faire 200267% alikeGame · Both contemplative, grave.
The Remains of the Day 198964% alikeBook · Both contemplative, prestige, grave.
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Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.
