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First Man

Movie · 2018 · 141 min

A quiet, immersive plunge into grief and peril, where every creak and silence feels monumental.

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2018 film directed by Damien Chazelle
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Year
2018
Runtime
141 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • grief
  • ambition
  • family
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • space
  • home
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, biographical
Directed by
Damien Chazelle
Written by
Josh Singer
Starring
Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Ciarán Hinds, Kyle Chandler, Jason Clarke, Corey Stoll, Shea Whigham, Patrick Fugit
Music
Justin Hurwitz
Cinematography
Linus Sandgren
Runtime
141 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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