Movie

The Want

2001

A quiet, intimate study of a marriage under strain, asking patience as it lingers on small emotional moments.

Tagline: It's about time.
Overview: The struggles of love within a marriage.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, family, identity, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
identity
isolation
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild