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Desperate But Not Serious

2000 · 94 min

A breezy, chaotic night out with quirky encounters, light laughs, and a romantic chase through clubs.

Directed by
Bill Fishman
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Christine Taylor, Paget Brewster, Claudia Schiffer
Overview
When an aspiring writer loses her dream date's wedding invitation, she and her wild best friend embark on an unpredictable night across the Los Angeles nightlife scene, dodging offbeat encounters and near-misses in a desperate bid to track down the reception.

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Directed by
Bill Fishman
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Christine Taylor, Paget Brewster, Claudia Schiffer
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Nicole Coady, Halle Eaton, Abbe Wool
Starring
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Music
Stan Ridgway
Cinematography
William MacCollum
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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