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Variety
“Christine watches men watch women”
54%
Movie
1h 41m
AI Analysis
Variety (1985) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Variety (1985) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A repressed young woman becomes obsessed with pornography and the mysterious rich patrons of the Times Square porn theater where she works selling tickets. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~101 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Variety 54% (44 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
54%
from 44 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A repressed young woman becomes obsessed with pornography and the mysterious rich patrons of the Times Square porn theater where she works selling tickets.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1985-02-27
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- TMDB rating
- 5.4
- TMDB ID
- 85129
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Where can I watch Variety (1985)?
Variety is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for Variety?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Variety directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Variety about?
A repressed young woman becomes obsessed with pornography and the mysterious rich patrons of the Times Square porn theater where she works selling tickets.
Is there an AI analysis for Variety?
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 Variety?
The official runtime for Variety is approximately 101 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Sandy McLeod
Christine
- R
Richard M. Davidson
Louie
Luis Guzmán
Jose
Will Patton
Mark
Nan Goldin
Nan
Mark Boone Junior
Business Manager / Porn Customer
Cookie Mueller
Woman in Bar
Suzanne Fletcher
Woman in Bar
Spalding Gray
Voice on answering machine (voice)
- P
Peter Rizzo
Driver
- L
Lee Tucker
Projectionist
- N
Norma Rodriguez
Woman in Bar
- S
Sally Rodwell
Woman in Bar
- P
Peyton Smith
Woman in Bar
- A
April Andres
Woman in Bar
- P
Peyton Green
Woman in Bar
- N
Norma Angelica Rodriguez
Woman in Bar
- S
Sally Rodwell
Mother (voice)
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