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Drinking Buddies

2013 · 90 min

A loose, naturalistic hangout film that quietly aches with unspoken longing and the messiness of friendship.

Directed by
Joe Swanberg
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick
Tagline
A comedy about knowing when to say when.
Overview
Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.

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Directed by
Joe Swanberg
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • friendship
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, comedy
Directed by
Joe Swanberg
Written by
Joe Swanberg
Starring
Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Ti West, Jason Sudeikis, Mike Brune, Frank V. Ross
Cinematography
Ben Richardson
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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