Get Shorty fingerprint
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Good for date night · friends night · party vibe
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About
You’re only as good as your next hit.
Miles Daly works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film with the help of washed-up filmmaker Rick Moreweather. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel.
Hollywood Noir SatireWitty Crime CaperShowbiz Industry CritiqueSharp Dialogue-DrivenDarkly Comic ThrillerCharacter Study of Losers & WinnersNeo-Noir AestheticFast-Paced NarrativeMeta-Cinematic HumorCynical yet Charming
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Questions about Get Shorty
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Is Get Shorty worth watching?
75
GreatGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75 (IMDb 8.2 and Metacritic 71). Audiences rate it higher (84 out of 100) than critics (71).
How long does it take to watch Get Shorty?
22 h
About 22 hours: 27 episodes in 3 seasons of about 49 minutes each, aired from 2017 to 2019.
Will Get Shorty make me laugh?
Funny
Yes: the humor is mostly sharp wit (9 of 10) and situational comedy (8 of 10).
What tropes does Get Shorty use?
The CameoBreaking the Fourth WallRipped from the HeadlinesAdaptation InspirationSuspiciously Similar SubstituteCeleb CrushThe DragonMurder Is the Best SolutionTime SkipCharacter TicIt's All About MeTattooed Crookand 55 more
TV Tropes lists 67 tropes for it, including The Cameo, Breaking the Fourth Wall, and Ripped from the Headlines.

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