O.C. and Stiggs

O.C. and Stiggs

Adventures in upper middle class suburbia.

Directed by Robert Altman

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1987109 min4.5 / 10

A high-energy teen comedy about suburban rebellion and class-conscious pranks, driven by irreverent humor and youthful mischief.

O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek revenge against the upper-middle-class Schwab family, who embody all they detest: excess.

Questions people ask

  • Is O.C. and Stiggs sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is O.C. and Stiggs scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is O.C. and Stiggs violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is O.C. and Stiggs easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Does O.C. and Stiggs end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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