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Movie · 2008 · 165 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned epic that blends romance, adventure, and wartime drama with visual flair and heartfelt emotion.

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2008 film by Baz Luhrmann
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Year
2008
Runtime
165 min
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • survival
  • race
  • war
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, war, romance
Directed by
Baz Luhrmann
Written by
Baz Luhrmann, Richard Flanagan, Ronald Harwood, Stuart Beattie
Starring
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Ben Mendelsohn, Bryan Brown, Bruce Spence, Essie Davis, Bill Hunter
Music
David Hirschfelder
Cinematography
Mandy Walker
Runtime
165 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom, Australia
Languages
English

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