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Free Samples

2013 · 80 min

A meandering, low-key day-in-the-life comedy that drifts between quirky encounters and quiet self-discovery, easy to watch but light on stakes.

Directed by: Jay Gammill
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter

Tagline: Ever have one of those years?
Overview: A Stanford law-school dropout named Jillian escapes to the anonymity of Los Angeles to figure out what she wants to do with her life, and on the day of her college boyfriend's birthday, she finds herself stuck running an ice cream truck fending off locals and oddball friends alike. This one day spent in a truck on the streets of Los Angeles will wake Jillian from her aimless daze and make her see that life doesn't stop just because you want it to.

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Directed by: Jay Gammill
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
isolation
friendship
love
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Jay Gammill
Written by: Jim Beggarly
Starring: Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Halley Feiffer, Keir O'Donnell, Jocelin Donahue, Whitney Able, Matt Walsh
Cinematography: Reed Morano
Runtime: 80 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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