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The Startup
58%
Movie
1h 33m
AI Analysis
The Startup (2017) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Startup (2017) — a movie tagged as Drama and Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Matteo Achilli, a nineteen-year-old from Rome, manages to fulfill every young person’s dream: creating an app and becoming rich. But the world of success quickly turns out to be a jungle, and fame presents the young man with a steep price to pay. Based on a true story. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~93 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Startup 58% (74 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 74 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Matteo Achilli, a nineteen-year-old from Rome, manages to fulfill every young person’s dream: creating an app and becoming rich. But the world of success quickly turns out to be a jungle, and fame presents the young man with a steep price to pay. Based on a true story.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2017-04-06
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 450823
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What is The Startup about?
Matteo Achilli, a nineteen-year-old from Rome, manages to fulfill every young person’s dream: creating an app and becoming rich. But the world of success quickly turns out to be a jungle, and fame ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Startup?
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How long is the movie The Startup?
The official runtime for The Startup is approximately 93 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Andrea Arcangeli
Matteo Achilli

Paola Calliari
Emma

Matilde Gioli
Cecilia

Luca Di Giovanni
Giuseppe Iacobucci

Matteo Leoni
Valerio Maffeis

Matteo Vignati
Leonardo Ramelli

Paolo Bessegato
Prof. Ghisalberti

Guglielmo Poggi
Niccolò Pescucci

Federigo Ceci
Allenatore

Loris Loddi
Italo Storti

Lidia Vitale
Monica, la madre di Matteo

Massimiliano Gallo
Armando, padre di Matteo
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Thomas Peyretti
Max

Maria Eugenia D'Aquino
Donna d'affari

Lara Balbo
Assistente Ministro

Sergio Basile
Direttore di banca

Augusto Dall'Ara
Nonno di Valerio

Martino Duane
Ministro
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