Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Breaking In easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Breaking In end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Breaking In violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Breaking In scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Breaking In

Name: Breaking In
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Released: 1989
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Lorraine Toussaint, Albert Salmi

The last two guys you'd ever expect to get away with anything...are about to get away with it all.

Directed by Bill Forsyth

Produced by Act III Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company

198994 min5.7 / 10

A lighthearted buddy comedy about an unlikely mentor-apprentice relationship between two small-time thieves, built on charm and camaraderie rather than stakes or darkness.

Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has "larceny in his heart", it will take him a long time to get as good as Ernie.

Clusters

Underdog Comedy Teams Odd Couple Comedies Buddy Comedy Adventures Lighthearted And Uplifting Tone Thieves And Outlaws

Genres

Action Adventure Comedy Crime

Keywords

Thief Gentle

Questions people ask

Is Breaking In sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is Breaking In easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does Breaking In end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Breaking In violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Breaking In scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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