6.9
Summary
A businessman's professional struggles begin to conflict with his personal life over the course of two days.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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- You need an uplifting mood
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Cast
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Jack LemmonHarry Stoner
Jack GilfordPhil Greene
Laurie HeinemanMyra
Norman BurtonFred Mirrell
Patricia SmithJanet Stoner
Thayer DavidCharlie Robbins
William HansenMeyer
Harvey JasonRico
Liv LindelandUla
Lara ParkerMargo Duka
Eloise HardtJackie
Ned GlassSid Fivush
Biff ElliotTiger Petitioner
Leoda RichardsWoman at Buyers' Show
Crew
- Directed by
- John G. Avildsen
- Written by
- Steve Shagan
- Produced by
- Martin Ransohoff, Steve Shagan
- Music by
- Marvin Hamlisch
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Facts
February 14, 1973 · 1 h 40 min · R
- Released
- February 14, 1973
- Runtime
- 1 h 40 min
- Age rating
- R
- Content
- Strong Language, Sexual Content, Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Box office
- $3 million
- Available in
- 41 countries
- Keywords
- based on novel or book
Q&A
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Questions about Save the Tiger
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is Save the Tiger worth watching?
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78 (IMDb 6.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 88%). Critics rate it higher (88 out of 100) than audiences (72).
Is Save the Tiger plot-driven or character-driven?
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
Will I feel good after watching Save the Tiger?
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 2 for hopefulness.