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The Idiot Returns
71%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
The Idiot Returns (1999) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Idiot Returns (1999) — a movie tagged as Romance, Comedy, and Drama with funny and emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Frantisek, the main character is returning to his family. Until now he's been, "successfully" avoiding all relationships. He is an ingenuous and a pure person and thus, is regarded as an idiot. He becomes involved in various love and family conflicts. It is because he hasn't experienced much of the "real" life that … Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Idiot Returns 71% (16 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
71%
from 16 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Frantisek, the main character is returning to his family. Until now he's been, "successfully" avoiding all relationships. He is an ingenuous and a pure person and thus, is regarded as an idiot. He becomes involved in various love and family conflicts. It is because he hasn't experienced much of the "real" life that he is able to perceive human relationships in their genuineness.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1999-02-25
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 46804
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What is The Idiot Returns about?
Frantisek, the main character is returning to his family. Until now he's been, "successfully" avoiding all relationships. He is an ingenuous and a pure person and thus, is regarded as an idiot. He ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Idiot Returns?
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How long is the movie The Idiot Returns?
The official runtime for The Idiot Returns is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Pavel Liška
František
Tatiana Dyková
Olga
Anna Geislerová
Anna
Jiří Langmajer
Emil
Jiří Macháček
Robert
Zdena Hadrbolcová
Mother of Emil and Robert
Jitka Smutná
Mother of Anna and Olga
- P
Pavel Marek
Mole
- Y
Yvetta Janoušková
Girl #1
Anna Polívková
Girl #2
- P
Petra Kolářová
Girl #3
- J
Josef Oplt
Dance master
Petr Vydra
Dance courses assistant
- M
Michal Raušar
Schoolboy
- A
Alena Olahová
Waitress
Zuzana Stivínová
Marta (voice)
- V
Vladimír Klement
- M
Miloš Pilát
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