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The Intervention

2016 · 90 min

A talky, uncomfortable weekend among old friends where warm banter slowly curdles into awkward confrontation and quiet self-reckoning.

Tagline
What are friends for?
Overview
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • love
    • addiction
    • deception
    • identity
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language strong
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Clea DuVall
    Written by
    Clea DuVall
    Starring
    Natasha Lyonne, Cobie Smulders, Melanie Lynskey, Jason Ritter, Clea DuVall, Ben Schwartz, Vincent Piazza, Alia Shawkat
    Music
    Sara Quin
    Cinematography
    Polly Morgan
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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