Taking Care of Business

Taking Care of Business

You are who you pretend to be.

Directed by Arthur Hiller

Produced by Silver Screen Partners, Hollywood Pictures

1990108 min6.3 / 10

A lighthearted identity-swap comedy that uses mistaken identity and role-playing to explore the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be.

An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.

Questions people ask

  • Is Taking Care of Business sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Taking Care of Business easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Taking Care of Business end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Taking Care of Business violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Is Taking Care of Business 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.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity20

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Taking Care of Business

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Taking Care of Business

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Taking Care of Business, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Taking Care of Business, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Taking Care of Business, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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