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One Man Up (2001) | Ranked Top 21% · CriticCrunch

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One Man Up

Movie2001·100 min

One Man Up

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino

A comedy drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 21%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

277 ratings

About One Man Up

Two men, both named Antonio Pisapia, see their lives go downhill in 1980s Naples. One is a crooner embroiled in a sex scandal; the other is a football player whose career is cut short by an injury.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Gritty
Story Tags: identity self discovery, fate destiny, ambition hubris, late 20th century, music performance, sports, international, urban, strangers forced together, anti hero, everyman, parallel world isekai, rise and fall, drug trade

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Details

Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Language: Italian

Cast

Toni Servillo, Andrea Renzi, Nello Mascia

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Where to Watch One Man Up

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How One Man Up Ranks

All movies

Top 21%

2000s movies

Top 18%

Comedy movies

Top 18%

2000s Comedy movies

Top 12%

Paolo Sorrentino films#5 of 13

Top 21% All movies.

the vibe

One Man Up Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchpersonalearnest

contemplative

gritty

What it's about

parallel worldrise & fallidentity self discoveryfate destinyambition hubrisanti-heroeverymanstrangers forced togethermusic performancesportsdrug tradeinternationalurbanlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet