About Schmidt
A quiet, bittersweet road movie that drifts through loneliness and regret, then lands with a small, unexpected ache of grace.
- About
- 2002 film directed by Alexander Payne
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 125 min
A quiet, bittersweet road movie that drifts through loneliness and regret, then lands with a small, unexpected ache of grace.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 1 | |
| Horror | 0 | |
| Humour | 5 | |
| Realism | 9 | |
| Romance | 2 | |
| Tension | 3 | |
| Darkness | 6 | |
| Complexity | 5 | |
| Emotional weight | 8 |
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