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Lucy in the Sky

2019 · 125 min

A slow, disorienting descent into obsession, watching a brilliant mind unravel in a world that suddenly feels too small.

Directed by
Noah Hawley
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Romance
Overview
Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.

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Directed by
Noah Hawley
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • madness
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • workplace
  • road trip
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, thriller, romance
Directed by
Noah Hawley
Written by
Brian C. Brown, Elliott DiGuiseppi, Noah Hawley
Starring
Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Ellen Burstyn, Colman Domingo, Nick Offerman, Tig Notaro
Music
Jeff Russo
Cinematography
Polly Morgan
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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