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Is The World's Greatest Sinner worth watching?
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GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 6.3).
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A bored insurance salesman quits his job to go into politics. He first starts preaching about how man is greater than he thinks and that man can live forever. He ends up forming his own political party, "The Eternal Man" party. He begins to be referred to as "God". Then he starts having doubts about the eternalness of man.
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- Timothy Carey
- Written by
- Timothy Carey
- Produced by
- Timothy Carey
- Music by
- Frank Zappa
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Facts
June 1, 1962 · 1 h 17 min · Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery
- Released
- June 1, 1962
- Runtime
- 1 h 17 min
- Content
- Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 4 countries
Tropes
Gainax Ending, Immortality, A God Am I
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Is The World's Greatest Sinner plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
Will I feel good after watching The World's Greatest Sinner?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.