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Not Fade Away

2012 · 112 min

A wistful, music-soaked coming-of-age story that drifts like a memory, capturing the ache of youthful ambition and family friction.

Directed by
David Chase
Genres
Drama
Tagline
there is no past no future either. just the Now--
Overview
Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big.

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Directed by
David Chase
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • ambition
  • identity
  • music
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
David Chase
Written by
David Chase
Starring
John Magaro, James Gandolfini, Bella Heathcote, Jack Huston, Will Brill, Dominique McElligott, Molly Price, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Cinematography
Eigil Bryld
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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