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Man Up

2015 · 88 min

A breezy, chatty rom-com that charms with awkward banter and a chaotic London adventure, leaving you smiling.

Directed by: Ben Palmer
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Rory Kinnear

Tagline: If you can't get a date... just steal one!
Overview: A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, hung-over again, exhausted by the endless fruitless set ups by her friends, traveling across London to toast another 10 years of her parents' successful happy magical marriage runs in with a 40 year old divorcee, Jack, who mistakes her for his 24 year old blind date. Nancy, deciding to go with it, happens to hop on the most chaotic yet hilarious journey of her life which neither of them will ever forget.

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Directed by: Ben Palmer
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Rory Kinnear

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: love
identity
deception
healing
family
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: romance, comedy
Directed by: Ben Palmer
Written by: Tess Morris
Starring: Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Rory Kinnear, Ken Stott, Harriet Walter, Sharon Horgan, Stephen Campbell Moore, Ophelia Lovibond
Music: Dickon Hinchliffe
Cinematography: Andrew Dunn
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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