Movie

Things I Never Told You

1996 · 93 min

A quiet, bittersweet romance that lingers on loneliness and small connections, with a gentle oddball charm and moments of raw vulnerability.

Tagline: Some things are difficult to explain.
Overview: Don is a real estate salesman who volunteers at a "hotline for hope". Ann, who works in a photo store, has been told by her boyfriend that he doesn't love her anymore and wants to break up. To try to win him back, she records a videotape where she tells him things she never told him. When Don and Ann cross paths, their lives change fundamentally.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and whimsical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Loneliness, love, isolation, healing
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loneliness
love
isolation
healing
identity
Places: small town
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild