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Growing Up and Other Lies

2014 · 90 min

A loose, talky stroll with old friends that drifts between easy laughs and quiet pangs of nostalgia and regret.

Genres
Comedy
Tagline
One big island. One absurdly long walk.
Overview
After living for years as a struggling artist in New York City, Jake is calling it quits and returning home to Ohio. On his last day in the city, he persuades his three oldest friends – Billy, Rocks and Gunderson – to help him retrace their greatest adventure together: a walk down the entire length of Manhattan.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • ambition
  • aging
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Danny Jacobs, Darren Grodsky
Written by
Danny Jacobs, Darren Grodsky
Starring
Adam Brody, Wyatt Cenac, Danny Jacobs, Josh Lawson, Amber Tamblyn, Lauren Miller Rogen, Scott Adsit, Jon Glaser
Music
Fil Eisler, Philip Klein
Cinematography
Christopher Baffa
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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