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Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

Name: Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Director: Clive Donner
Released: 1990
Duration: 120 min

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Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

1990

Director

Clive Donner

Runtime

120 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film centers on a group of four male professionals and relies on well-established social hierarchies and class-based archetypes to drive the plot. The narrative focuses on a specific quartet of male professionals—an academic, a physician, an art dealer, and an aristocrat—without delving into multi-layered themes. The story adheres to traditional storytelling conventions, emphasizing individual morality and professional expertise within a narrow demographic.

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Category Breakdown

Does Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story revolves around four male professionals and does not include any characters with non-binary gender identities or critiques of the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less portray gender?

Limited

The narrative emphasizes the professional roles and ability to act of male characters, reinforcing traditional gender roles and hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less?

Limited

The characters are predominantly from a homogeneous British background, featuring traditional class structures such as academics and aristocrats.

How does Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film addresses justice through individual actions and decisions, rather than critiquing broader societal institutions.

Does Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with physical or cognitive disabilities featured in the narrative.

Present on Screen

The film presents a cohesive drama focused on professional expertise and individual ability to act.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks diverse representation, focusing primarily on a homogeneous group of male professionals.
The story reinforces traditional social hierarchies without offering a broader critique of societal structures.
There is a noticeable absence of diverse gender, racial, or disability-related perspectives.

Official Synopsis

Four victims of a stock swindle meet and plot to get their money back from the crooked financier responsible. Each man, an Oxford professor, a Harley Street physician, an art dealer and a British aristocrat deploy their individual talents in elaborate stings to get back "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less"

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