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Tallulah

2016 · 111 min

A quietly messy, tender character study that keeps you uneasy and moved as flawed people fumble toward connection.

Directed by: Sian Heder
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Elliot Page, Allison Janney, Tammy Blanchard

Tagline: Life can be a real mother.
Overview: Desperate to be rid of her toddler, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for.

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Directed by: Sian Heder
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Elliot Page, Allison Janney, Tammy Blanchard

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
found family
isolation
identity
guilt
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Sian Heder
Written by: Sian Heder
Starring: Elliot Page, Allison Janney, Tammy Blanchard, Evan Jonigkeit, Uzo Aduba, David Zayas, John Benjamin Hickey, Zachary Quinto
Music: Michael Brook
Cinematography: Paula Huidobro
Runtime: 111 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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