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Disconnect

2013 · 116 min

A somber, interwoven drama that keeps you uneasy as it traces loneliness and cruelty through screens, ending on a fragile note of connection.

Directed by
Henry Alex Rubin
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo
Tagline
Look up.
Overview
A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. An estranged couple uses the internet as a means to escape from their lifeless marriage. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide as ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.

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Directed by
Henry Alex Rubin
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • technology
  • grief
  • family
  • trauma
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Henry Alex Rubin
Written by
Andrew Stern
Starring
Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Michael Nyqvist, Paula Patton, Andrea Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgård, Max Thieriot
Music
Max Richter
Cinematography
Ken Seng
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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