An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
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briskneutralgentleeasy to followcomedy-drivenbroadlightplayful
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Movie1984·90 min
Johnny Dangerously
Directed by Amy Heckerling
A comedy crime film directed by Amy Heckerling.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 53%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.3/10
215 ratings
About Johnny Dangerously
- Pacing
- Brisk (6 of 9)
- Tone
- Neutral (5 of 9)
- Intensity
- Gentle (2 of 9)
- Complexity
- Easy to follow (2 of 9)
- Humor
- Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Light (9 of 9)
- Texture
- Playful, Stylized
- Story Tags
- family dysfunction, sacrifice duty, corruption power, early 1900s, action combat, urban, american regional, parent child, anti hero, reluctant hero, rise and fall, fish out of water, organized crime