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Jackie

Movie · 2016 · 99 min

A haunting, intimate portrait of grief and performance, immersive and emotionally raw, with a fragile, melancholic atmosphere.

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2016 film directed by Pablo Larraín
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Year
2016
Runtime
99 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • memory
  • media
  • power
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, biographical
Directed by
Pablo Larraín
Written by
Noah Oppenheim
Starring
Natalie Portman, Greta Gerwig, John Hurt, Billy Crudup, Peter Sarsgaard, Richard E. Grant, John Carroll Lynch, Beth Grant
Music
Mica Levi
Cinematography
Stéphane Fontaine
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States, France, Chile
Languages
English

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