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I'll Do Anything

1994 · 115 min

A warm, bittersweet Hollywood story that balances showbiz satire with tender father-daughter moments and honest relationship struggles.

Directed by
James L. Brooks
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Tagline
She's the most maddening female he's ever met. And she's only six years old.
Overview
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made complicated, while the precocious child is overly accustomed to getting her own way. Matt eventually faces the choice of family vs career in a particularly difficult way.

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Directed by
James L. Brooks
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 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
  • parenthood
  • family
  • ambition
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama, music
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
English, Spanish

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