The Fab Four without the Mop Tops
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager. But behind the scenes, the group’s sudden fame tests their strength, their maturity and responsibility, and their ability to resist the temptations that money and notoriety always make possible.
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Character
Classical in form, nostalgic, effortless and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
Who loves it, who doesn't
42 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Cartographers.
Where do you stand?
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“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
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“Is Tom Hanks the best thing in That Thing You Do!?”
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“Is it funnier than it is smart?”
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A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
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Cast
- Tom HanksMr. White
- Tom Everett ScottGuy Patterson
- Liv TylerFaye Dolan
- Johnathon SchaechJimmy Mattingly
- Steve ZahnLenny Haise
- Ethan EmbryT.B. Player
- Charlize TheronTina
- Obba BabatundéLamarr
- Giovanni RibisiChad
- Chris EllisPhil Horace
Crew
- Tom HanksDirector
- Tom HanksScreenplay
- Tak FujimotoDirector of Photography
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
- Richard ChewEditor
- Edward SaxonProducer
- Jonathan DemmeProducer
- Gary GoetzmanProducer
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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.
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Grace of My Heart 199679% alikeBoth classical in form.
The Rum Diary 201178% alikeBoth classical in form, nostalgic.
The Reivers 196978% alikeBoth classical in form, effortless.
A League of Their Own 199278% alikeBoth classical in form, effortless.
Empire Records 199577% alikeBoth classical in form.
Acapulco 202178% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, nostalgic.
Red Oaks 201476% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, nostalgic, effortless.
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