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Capote

Movie · 2005 · 110 min

A quiet, haunting character study that slowly immerses you in moral ambiguity and emotional unease.

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2005 film directed by Bennett Miller
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Movie
Year
2005
Runtime
110 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • morality
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, crime, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Bennett Miller
Written by
Dan Futterman
Starring
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Cooper, Catherine Keener, Amy Ryan, Bruce Greenwood, Mark Pellegrino, Bob Balaban, Clifton Collins
Music
Mychael Danna
Runtime
110 min
Country
Canada, United States
Languages
English

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