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Collateral Beauty

Movie · 2016 · 97 min

A glossy, tear-jerking ensemble drama that strains for profundity, mixing genuine grief with a contrived, manipulative scheme that undercuts its own sincerity.

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2016 film directed by David Frankel
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Year
2016
Runtime
97 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • grief
  • death
  • love
  • friendship
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, comedy drama, romance
Directed by
David Frankel
Written by
Allan Loeb
Starring
Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Edward Norton, Naomie Harris, Michael Peña, Ann Dowd
Music
Mychael Danna
Cinematography
Maryse Alberti
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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