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The Rewrite

2014 · 107 min

A gentle, witty comedy-drama about second chances, with a warm campus atmosphere and a likable, flawed lead finding purpose.

Directed by
Marc Lawrence
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Tagline
A comedy about getting on the same page.
Overview
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.

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Directed by
Marc Lawrence
Genres
Romance, Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • redemption
  • love
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • ambition
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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