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Youth in Oregon

2017 · 105 min

A bittersweet road trip that mixes gentle comedy with a heavy look at family and mortality.

Directed by
Joel David Moore
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Frank Langella, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate
Tagline
there's no going back
Overview
A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.

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Directed by
Joel David Moore
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Frank Langella, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • death
  • grief
  • redemption
  • aging
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
Joel P. West
Cinematography
Ross Riege
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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