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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

2014 · 81 min

A chaotic, warm-hearted comedy where one disastrous day spirals into a series of absurd mishaps, but the family's resilience keeps it light and fun.

Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Genres: Family, Comedy
Starring: Ed Oxenbould, Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner

Tagline: One day can change everything.
Overview: Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

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Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Genres: Family, Comedy
Starring: Ed Oxenbould, Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
identity
love
friendship
Places: suburbs
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: family, comedy
Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Written by: Rob Lieber
Starring: Ed Oxenbould, Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey, Elise Vargas, Zoey Vargas, Sidney Fullmer
Music: Christophe Beck
Cinematography: Terry Stacey
Runtime: 81 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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