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Jobs

Movie · 2013 · 122 min

A polished but uneven rise-and-fall portrait that coasts on charisma and period detail while rarely digging beneath the surface.

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2013 film directed by Joshua Michael Stern
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Year
2013
Runtime
122 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • obsession
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, biographical
Directed by
Joshua Michael Stern
Starring
Ashton Kutcher, James Woods, J. K. Simmons, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Masi Oka, Matthew Modine, Lesley Ann Warren
Music
John Debney
Cinematography
Russell Carpenter
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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