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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Movie · 2004 · 119 min

A quirky, melancholic voyage with deadpan humor and visual charm, balancing absurdity and genuine emotion.

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2004 film by Wes Anderson
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Movie
Year
2004
Runtime
119 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • obsession
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • sea
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour7
Realism5
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, comedy, pirate, magic realist
Directed by
Wes Anderson
Written by
Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach
Starring
Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, Matthew Gray Gubler
Music
Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography
Robert Yeoman
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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