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Afternoon Delight

2013 · 95 min

A wry, uncomfortable look at a woman's restless dissatisfaction, mixing awkward laughs with raw emotional honesty.

Directed by: Joey Soloway
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor

Tagline: The cure for the common marriage
Overview: Rachel is a quick-witted and lovable stay-at-home mom, frustrated with the responsibilities of her son's preschool, a lacklustre sex life and a career that's gone kaput. One night, intent on spicing up their marriage, she visits an LA strip club with her husband, where she meets McKenna, a stripper she adopts as her live-in nanny.

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Directed by: Joey Soloway
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
sexuality
family
class
isolation
Places: big city
suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Joey Soloway
Written by: Joey Soloway
Starring: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor, Jane Lynch, Michaela Watkins, Jessica St. Clair, Annie Mumolo, Suzy Nakamura
Music: Craig Wedren
Cinematography: Jim Frohna
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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