Is Off Beat easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 90% 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.

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.

Does Off Beat end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 85% 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.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% 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.

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.

Off Beat

Name: Off Beat
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1986
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 4.7
Cast: Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Cleavant Derricks, Joe Mantegna, John Turturro

The Real Life Adventures Of A Make-Believe Cop.

Directed by Michael Dinner

Produced by Touchstone Pictures

198692 min4.7 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy about a librarian who impersonates a cop to impress a female officer while dancing his way through New York City mishaps.

Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance performance. Gower agrees to take his place in the show by posing as a police officer. He falls for a female officer in the show and gets into various scrapes with fellow cops and also crooks. And he dances.

Clusters

Lighthearted Musical Comedies Fun Lighthearted Comedies Fun Romantic Comedies American City Movies Live Performance & Concerts

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

New York City Dance Police Impersonator Police Officer Librarian

Questions people ask

Is Off Beat easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.
Is Off Beat sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Does Off Beat end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.
Is Off Beat scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Off Beat violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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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