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Drunk Parents

2019 · 97 min

A cringe-inducing comedy of errors where privileged parents dig themselves deeper into absurd lies, offering mild laughs and secondhand embarrassment.

Directed by
Fred Wolf
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Hung over and tapped out.
Overview
Two drunk parents attempt to hide their ever increasing financial difficulties from their daughter and social circle through elaborate neighborhood schemes.

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Directed by
Fred Wolf
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • deception
  • addiction
  • parenthood
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Fred Wolf
Written by
Fred Wolf, Peter Gaulke
Starring
Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek Pinault, Joe Manganiello, Treat Williams, Michelle Veintimilla, Natalia Cigliuti, Jim Gaffigan, Aimee Mullins
Music
Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau
Cinematography
Timothy A. Burton
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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