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Phillip Philadelphia

2026 · 72 min

A quiet, sun-bleached character study that blurs fantasy and regret, leaving a lingering sense of loneliness and faded desire.

Directed by
Adam C. Briggs
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Geoffrey Vagg, Oliver Cameron, Sam Dixon
Tagline
SUN, SURF AND SEX...AT THE GOLD COAST!
Overview
British screenwriter Phillip Philadelphia conducts a retiring life of fantasy, delusion and tawdry eroticism from a Gold Coast motel; meanwhile the ghosts of love and past glory begin to erode his web of reverie.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Adam C. Briggs
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Geoffrey Vagg, Oliver Cameron, Sam Dixon
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • memory
  • identity
  • loneliness
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Adam C. Briggs
Written by
Adam C. Briggs
Starring
Geoffrey Vagg, Oliver Cameron, Sam Dixon, Robert Vagg, Lauren Bright, Ava Kozlovskis
Music
Carles Sanfeliu
Cinematography
Adric Watson
Runtime
72 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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