The Dream Team

The Dream Team

This morning they were playing ping-pong in the hospital rec room. Now they're lost in New York and framed for murder. This was never covered in group therapy.

Directed by Howard Zieff

Produced by Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment

1989113 min6.1 / 10

A comedic thriller about four institutionalized men banding together to save their beloved therapist, balancing humor and heart with genuine stakes and danger.

Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperone, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Dream Team sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Does The Dream Team end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Dream Team easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is The Dream Team scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Dream Team violent? 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.

31/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise37

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Dream Team, and what each one shares →

Like The Dream Team

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Dream Team

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Dream Team, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Dream Team, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Dream Team, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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