Movie

Why Stop Now?

2012 · 88 min

A scrappy, bittersweet day-in-the-life scramble that mixes addiction's mess with deadpan comedy and a young man's quiet desperation.

Tagline: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Rehab.
Overview: When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure.
How it feels: Melancholic, absurd, warm and tense. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, family, coming-of-age, ambition
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
family
coming-of-age
ambition
parenthood
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild