# The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)

> A mild 1980s spy farce turns an ordinary violinist with one red shoe into the accidental center of a CIA power struggle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5949

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Action, Comedy
- Director: Stan Dragoti
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer, Charles Durning, Carrie Fisher, Edward Herrmann, Jim Belushi, Irving Metzman
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089543/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, breezy, absurd, lazy sunday, light movie night

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- [Outrageous Fortune (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/12200)
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- [Top Secret! (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/4201)
- [If Looks Could Kill (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/13401)
- [Hopscotch (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/20094)

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