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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974 · 112 min

A warm, wandering character study that drifts between heartbreak and humor as a woman rebuilds her life on the road.

Tagline: A movie for everyone who has ever dreamed of a second chance.
Overview: After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, parenthood, isolation, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 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
isolation
love
healing
Places: road trip
small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild