
Tortilla Flat
THEY'RE STRONG FOR WINE, WOMEN, AND SONG.
Directed by Victor Fleming
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A warm, picaresque comedy about friendship and camaraderie among working-class drifters, tinged with gentle melancholy about exploitation and lost potential.
Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.
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Is Tortilla Flat scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Tortilla Flat easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Tortilla Flat violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Tortilla Flat end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Tortilla Flat sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Conventional, and it does not land.
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Like Tortilla Flat
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































