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The Only Living Boy in New York

2017 · 89 min

A quiet, talky drama of tangled family secrets and affairs, more wistful than gripping, with a literary air and a late reveal.

Directed by
Marc Webb
Genres
Drama
Overview
When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.

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Directed by
Marc Webb
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • love
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Marc Webb
Written by
Allan Loeb
Starring
Callum Turner, Jeff Bridges, Kate Beckinsale, Pierce Brosnan, Cynthia Nixon, Kiersey Clemons, Tate Donovan, Wallace Shawn
Music
Rob Simonsen
Cinematography
Stuart Dryburgh
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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