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Things Change
“Dealing with the mob is always a gamble.”
61%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
Things Change (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Things Change (1988) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Crime, and Drama with funny and heartwarming moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly catapulted to the highest levels of mobster status. Only friendship will see them throu… Our models also surface themes such as ai and friendship 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 Things Change 61% (77 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
61%
from 77 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly catapulted to the highest levels of mobster status. Only friendship will see them through this dangerous adventure alive!
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-10-21
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 52770
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Where can I watch Things Change (1988)?
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Is there an official trailer for Things Change?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Things Change directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Things Change about?
Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafi... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Things Change?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Things Change?
The official runtime for Things Change is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Don Ameche
Gino
Joe Mantegna
Jerry
Robert Prosky
Joseph 'Don Giuseppe' Vincenzo
J.J. Johnston
Frankie
Ricky Jay
Mr. Silver
Mike Nussbaum
Mr. Green
Jack Wallace
Repair Shop Owner
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Dan Conway
Butler
Felicity Huffman
Wheel of Fortune Girl
William H. Macy
Billy Drake
J.T. Walsh
Hotel Manager
Charles Stransky
Scarface
Jordan Lage
Assistant Manager
Steven Goldstein
Randy
Jonathan Katz
Jackie Shore
Lionel Mark Smith
Pit Boss
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Scott Zigler
Cashier
Mary B. McCann
Cocktail Waitress
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