A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
the vibe
Foul Play Vibe
What it feels like
briskhopefulmoderateapproachablefunnybroadheartfeltplayful
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Movie1978·116 min
Foul Play
Directed by Colin Higgins
An Oscar-nominated comedy mystery film directed by Colin Higgins.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 54%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.3/10
269 ratings
About Foul Play
- Pacing
- Brisk (6 of 9)
- Tone
- Hopeful (7 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Funny (6 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Playful, Tense
- Story Tags
- forbidden love, fate destiny, religion, san francisco, romantic partners, detective investigator, everyman, conspiracy, cat and mouse, mystery disappearance, corruption, romcom meet cute