The Trouble with Bliss

A wry, low-key character study of a stalled life, mixing awkward humor with quiet melancholy.

Directed by

Michael Knowles

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Starring

Michael C. Hall, Brie Larson, Peter Fonda

Tagline

Find your bliss. Then follow it.

Overview

35-year-old Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has no money, he needs a job but has no prospects, he still shares an apartment with his widowed father, and the premature death of his mother has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself wrapped up in an awkward relationship with Stephanie, the 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris quickly discovers his static life unraveling and opening up in ways that are long overdue.

How it feels

Melancholic, light, warm and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, family, identity, isolation

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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