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Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

Fantasy · Comedy · Romance · 1983

God has had enough of the bad behavior and attitude of humankind, and has decided to start it all over. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank teller, both with very amateur criminal minds, to save the world by falling in love.

Movie details

Two of a Kind

“It took a twist of fate to make them two of a kind.”

1983 Fantasy · Comedy · Romance 1h 28m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

God has had enough of the bad behavior and attitude of humankind, and has decided to start it all over. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank teller, both with very amateur criminal minds, to save the world by falling in love.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Two of a Kind?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Herzfeld

Written by

John Herzfeld

John Travolta

John Travolta

Zack

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

Debbie

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Charlie

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Beasley

Beatrice Straight

Beatrice Straight

Ruth

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Earl

Richard Bright

Richard Bright

Stuart

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Put Two of a Kind on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.