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Archibald the Rainbow Painter
“War is not about who is right... It's about who is left.”
70%
Movie
2h 25m
AI Analysis
Archibald the Rainbow Painter (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Archibald the Rainbow Painter (1998) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: Vietnam veteran Archibald Wright is a house painter hired to work on a Beverly Hills mansion where he becomes involved in the life of the resident family. The owner Elaine left her husband J.P. while he was serving in Vietnam, causing him to become an alcoholic hobo living in downtown Los Angeles. Archibald tries to… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~145 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Archibald the Rainbow Painter 70% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Archibald the Rainbow Painter is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Vietnam veteran Archibald Wright is a house painter hired to work on a Beverly Hills mansion where he becomes involved in the life of the resident family. The owner Elaine left her husband J.P. while he was serving in Vietnam, causing him to become an alcoholic hobo living in downtown Los Angeles. Archibald tries to help their daughter Tory to continue her relationship with her father, even though Elaine is strongly against it.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-08-07
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 207827
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What is Archibald the Rainbow Painter about?
Vietnam veteran Archibald Wright is a house painter hired to work on a Beverly Hills mansion where he becomes involved in the life of the resident family. The owner Elaine left her husband J.P. whi... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Archibald the Rainbow Painter?
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How long is the movie Archibald the Rainbow Painter?
The official runtime for Archibald the Rainbow Painter is approximately 145 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast
Dorian Harewood
Archibald Wright
Michael McKean
J.P. Bigelow
Patti D'Arbanville
Elaine Tiger
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Diana
Amie Carey
Tory Bigelow
Robert Picardo
Dr. Kurtz
Mel Johnson Jr.
Benny
- L
Leigh Landau
Whitney
Andrew Robinson
The Super Super
Edith Diaz
Kenny Johnson
- A
Ann Gillespie
- M
Matt Sigloch
Francia DiMase
Gwen McGee
Eddie Mui
- C
Christine Klotz
Dancing Girl
Arsenio Trinidad
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