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Small Time

2014 · 95 min

A gentle, wry slice-of-life comedy about hustling and family, easy to settle into with a bittersweet undertow.

Directed by
Joel Surnow
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Tagline
Close the Deal
Overview
Al Klein and his longtime friend, Ash Martini, own a used car lot and these two know every trick in the book when it comes to selling cars. Klein still pines for his ex-wife Barbara who left him years ago for a more successful man. After their son Freddy graduates from high school, he decides to forego college in favor of selling cars with his old man. But what’s good for Klein might not be the best thing for Freddy, as he quickly transforms from an innocent young man into a jaded car salesman, leaving Al with a tough decision to make.

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Directed by
Joel Surnow
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • work
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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