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Design

2002 · 112 min

A loose, downbeat drift through hard-luck lives, mixing quiet sadness with wry, uncomfortable laughs.

Overview: The sad and sometimes darkly funny lives of various denizens of Chicago's social and economic underside provide the focus of this adventurous independent comedy-drama.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, satirical and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, isolation, loneliness, survival
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
isolation
loneliness
survival
work
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild