Film

Grease 1978

Directed by Randal Kleiser

  • Romance, Comedy
  • 110 min
  • PG

Grease is the word.

Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?

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Character

Effortless, classical in form, nostalgic and warm.

  • effortlessdemanding
  • classical in formformally daring
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • warmbleak
  • resolvedopen-ended

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 5The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 25 / 2The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 2The Ironist: disliked by 32 / 3The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 55The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: disliked by 50 / 5The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 3The Thrill Chaser: disliked by 13 / 1The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 2The Empath: disliked by 22 / 2The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 33The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 1The Formalist: disliked by 21 / 2loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

68 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.

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