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Failure to Launch

Movie · 2006 · 97 min

A breezy, silly romantic comedy that coasts on charm and broad jokes, easy to watch but rarely surprising.

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1997 film by Tom Dey
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Year
2006
Runtime
97 min
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • parenthood
  • deception
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
romantic comedy
Directed by
Tom Dey
Written by
Tom Astle
Starring
Bradley Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Kathy Bates, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Patton Oswalt, Katheryn Winnick, Justin Bartha
Music
Rolfe Kent
Cinematography
Claudio Miranda
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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