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Sausalito

2000 · 98 min

A gentle, wistful romance that drifts between chance meetings and quiet heartbreak, ending on a warm, hopeful note.

Tagline: Her quest for love and his discovery of love
Overview: Ella is a divorced Chinese American taxi driver who spends her days ferrying people around the roads of Sausalito, San Francisco. After work, she spends time with her 8-year old son, Scott. Ella meets Mike at Sky House, an infamous pick-up joint. Awkward strangers at first, they nonetheless find passion and what they want in each other.
How it feels: Romantic, melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, class, parenthood, ambition
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: love
class
parenthood
ambition
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild