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Patti Cake$

2017 · 109 min

A gritty yet hopeful underdog story that pulses with raw energy and heartfelt moments, making you root for the dreamer.

Directed by
Geremy Jasper
Genres
Music, Drama
Starring
Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay
Overview
Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory.

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Directed by
Geremy Jasper
Genres
Music, Drama
Starring
Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • identity
  • class
  • music
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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music, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Geremy Jasper
Starring
Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, Cathy Moriarty, McCaul Lombardi, Patrick Brana, Wass Stevens
Music
Geremy Jasper, Jason Binnick
Cinematography
Federico Cesca
Runtime
109 min
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Brazil, United States of America
Languages
English

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