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Movie · 2011 · 100 min

A tender, funny-sad ride through illness that balances crude jokes with genuine heartbreak and quiet hope.

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2011 film directed by Jonathan Levine
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Year
2011
Runtime
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • family
  • death
  • healing
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Jonathan Levine
Written by
Will Reiser
Starring
Anna Kendrick, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anjelica Huston, Bryce Dallas Howard, Seth Rogen, Matt Frewer, Marie Avgeropoulos, Philip Baker Hall
Music
Michael Giacchino
Cinematography
Terry Stacey
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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