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The Kids Are All Right

Movie · 2010 · 106 min

A warm, funny, and painfully honest look at a messy family that feels lived-in and real.

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2010 film by Lisa Cholodenko
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Year
2010
Runtime
106 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, comedy, comedy drama, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Lisa Cholodenko
Written by
Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg
Starring
Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Annette Bening, Josh Hutcherson, Mia Wasikowska, Yaya DaCosta, Zosia Mamet, Eddie Hassell
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Igor Jadue-Lillo
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States, France
Languages
English

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