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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

2016 · 117 min

A quiet, character-driven study of a desperate schmoozer whose small lies spiral into a tragic moral test, watching him is both cringe-inducing and oddly moving.

Directed by
Joseph Cedar
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Overview
A financial schemer finds himself in the middle of an international scandal after he becomes a political adviser to the new Prime Minister of Israel.

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Directed by
Joseph Cedar
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • isolation
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, thriller, drama
Directed by
Joseph Cedar
Written by
Joseph Cedar
Starring
Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dan Stevens, Jonathan Avigdori, Steve Buscemi, Yehuda Almagor
Music
Jun Miyake
Cinematography
Yaron Scharf
Runtime
117 min
Country
Israel, United States of America
Languages
Hebrew, English

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