Film

The Hudsucker Proxy 1994

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

  • Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
  • 111 min
  • PG

They took him for a fall guy... but he threw them for a hoop.

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

ComedyDramaFantasynew year's evenew york cityjournalistsuicideplancorruptionundercoverinventorbossinvestigationindustrymoney

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Nostalgic, cool, comic and plot-driven.

  • contemporarynostalgic
  • cooloverwhelming
  • gravecomic
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • sparerichly built

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 5The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 15 / 1The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 3The Sincere: disliked by 13 / 1The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 33The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 33The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 2The Thrill Chaser: disliked by 12 / 1The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 1The Formalist: disliked by 11 / 1The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 1The Ironist: disliked by 11 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 1The Provocateur: disliked by 11 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

40 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Ironists.

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