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The Land of Steady Habits

2018 · 98 min

A quiet, bittersweet character study that finds wry humor and raw tenderness in a man's messy attempt to rebuild after divorce.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders begins a clumsy, heartbreaking quest to reassemble the pieces of his fractured life.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • addiction
  • redemption
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
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
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Nicole Holofcener
Written by
Nicole Holofcener
Starring
Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Thomas Mann, Elizabeth Marvel, Connie Britton, Michael Gaston, Josh Pais, Natalie Gold
Music
Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography
Alar Kivilo
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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