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28 Days

Movie · 2000 · 100 min

A gentle, funny-sad recovery drama that coasts on charm while sneaking in real hurt and small hard-won victories.

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2000 film directed by Betty Thomas
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Year
2000
Runtime
100 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • addiction
  • healing
  • family
  • grief
  • found family
Places
  • hospital
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, comedy drama
Directed by
Betty Thomas
Written by
Susannah Grant
Starring
Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Buscemi, Diane Lane, Diane Ladd, Dominic West, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Perkins
Music
Richard Gibbs
Cinematography
Declan Quinn
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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