When his estranged father passes away, an aimless office worker must go on a word jumble puzzle themed treasure hunt to claim his inheritance and save the family home within 48 hours

Great movie suggestion @Odie !

A rough logline sketch of Brewster’s Millions (1985) might read:

“When [a minor league baseball player], [discovers he could inherit $300 million from a deceased wealthy relative], he must [completely spend $30 million in 30 days, without destroying, gifting, giving to charity, nor revealing the deal to anyone.]”

Comparing loglines, they are definitely structurally similar, however the protagonist is now [an aimless office worker]. Guessing “minor league” and “aimless” both imply a hopelessness. Personally, I don’t experience much immediate empathic relations for either character types. Narrative pattern across both stories seems very ‘rags to riches’ motif.

“estranged father passes away”, replaces “deceased wealthy relative”, guessing dad was busy making money?

Must [go on a word jumble puzzle themed treasure hunt] … boy say that quickly 🙂 Jumbled, puzzled, treasure hunt sounds fun, but sorry, not getting any visuals on that one – feels too abstract.

[claim his inheritance] and [save the family home] are stated separately, implying separate character goals … but maybe family home == inheritance ???

Finally, [within 48 hours] establishes the film’s diegesis without stating why. Think ticking time bomb trope, i.e. what is the clock plugged into -> ….. BOOOOMMM!