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Fleishman Is in Trouble

2022 · 1 season

A wry, rueful dive into middle-aged regret that keeps shifting who you sympathize with, leaving a lingering ache.

Created by
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes, Lizzy Caplan
Tagline
What if it was all different?
Overview
Recently separated forty-something Toby Fleishman dives into the brave new world of app-based dating with the kind of success he never had dating in his youth. But just at the start of his first summer of sexual freedom, his ex-wife disappears, leaving him with the kids and no hint of where she is or whether she plans to return.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes, Lizzy Caplan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • parenthood
  • betrayal
  • memory
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Written by
Michael Goldbach, Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Starring
Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes, Lizzy Caplan, Adam Brody, Meara Mahoney Gross, Maxim Swinton, Josh Stamberg, Juani Feliz
Music
Caroline Shaw
Cinematography
Tim Orr, Corey Walter
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Hulu
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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