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The Makeover

2013 · 85 min

A light, predictable romantic comedy that coasts on charm and gentle class-clash humor.

Directed by
John Gray
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Julia Stiles, David Walton, Camryn Manheim
Tagline
He's Her Work In Progress
Overview
This is an update of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" that changes the genders of the main characters. Hannah Higgins attempts to turn blue-collar Boston beer vendor Elliot Doolittle into a viable candidate and inadvertently learns something of Elliot's side of life.

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Directed by
John Gray
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Julia Stiles, David Walton, Camryn Manheim
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
None
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
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
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
C. Jay Cox
Starring
Julia Stiles, David Walton, Camryn Manheim, Frances Fisher, Tony Viveiros, Nada Despotovich, Maureen Keiller, Bill Mootos
Music
Michael A. Levine
Cinematography
James Chressanthis
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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