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Marjorie Prime

2017 · 99 min

A quiet, haunting meditation on memory and loss that unfolds like a gentle puzzle, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by: Michael Almereyda
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Science fiction
Starring: Geena Davis, Hannah Gross, Jon Hamm

Overview: A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.

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Directed by: Michael Almereyda
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Science fiction
Starring: Geena Davis, Hannah Gross, Jon Hamm

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
grief
identity
family
love
Places: home
suburbs
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, mystery, science fiction
Directed by: Michael Almereyda
Written by: Jordan Harrison, Michael Almereyda
Starring: Geena Davis, Hannah Gross, Jon Hamm, India Reed Kotis, Leslie Lyles, Cashus Muse, Tim Robbins, Hana Colley
Music: Mica Levi
Cinematography: Sean Price Williams
Runtime: 99 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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