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Frances Ha

2013 · 86 min

A bittersweet, funny, and tender portrait of drifting through your twenties, with a charming lead and a gentle, observational style.

Tagline
I'm not messy, I'm busy.
Overview
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • loneliness
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Noah Baumbach
Written by
Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig
Starring
Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Michael Zegen, Adam Driver, Charlotte d'Amboise, Patrick Heusinger, Michael Esper, Grace Gummer
Cinematography
Sam Levy
Runtime
86 min
Country
Brazil, United States of America
Languages
English

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