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You're Not You

2014 · 104 min

A tender, heartbreaking journey of an unlikely friendship that finds light in the face of a devastating illness.

Directed by
George C. Wolfe
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel
Tagline
Life is measured in moments that leave you breathless.
Overview
When an accomplished pianist is diagnosed with the devastating and incurable disease ALS, she hires a directionless young woman who becomes her full-time caregiver. Complete opposites, the strangers form a life-changing bond inspiring each other to live life to fullest, while being brought together by the most challenging of circumstances.

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Directed by
George C. Wolfe
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • friendship
  • identity
  • healing
  • death
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
George C. Wolfe
Written by
Jordan Roberts, Shana Feste
Starring
Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel, Stephanie Beatriz, Julian McMahon, Ali Larter, Loretta Devine, Andrea Savage
Cinematography
Steven Fierberg
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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