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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017 · 105 min

A tender, bittersweet romance that moves between past and present, steeped in nostalgia and quiet heartbreak.

Directed by
Paul McGuigan
Genres
Romance, Drama
Tagline
Love, just like in the movies.
Overview
Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.

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Directed by
Paul McGuigan
Genres
Romance, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • death
  • aging
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Paul McGuigan
Written by
Matt Greenhalgh, Peter Turner
Starring
Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Stephen Graham, Kenneth Cranham, Leanne Best, Vanessa Redgrave, Frances Barber
Cinematography
Urszula Pontikos
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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