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In a World...

2013 · 93 min

A warm, witty comedy about finding your voice, with sharp observations on sexism and family, easy to enjoy.

Directed by
Lake Bell
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Michaela Watkins
Tagline
Speak up and let your voice be heard
Overview
An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voice-over star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation.

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Directed by
Lake Bell
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Michaela Watkins
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • gender
  • ambition
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Lake Bell
Written by
Lake Bell
Starring
Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino, Demetri Martin, Rob Corddry, Alexandra Holden, Nick Offerman
Music
Ryan Miller
Cinematography
Seamus Tierney
Runtime
93 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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