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Dating My Mother

2017 · 81 min

A gentle, funny, and heartfelt look at family bonds and modern romance that feels like a warm conversation.

Directed by
Mike Roma
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Patrick Reilly, Kathryn Erbe, Kathy Najimy
Overview
Dating My Mother explores the intimate and sometimes tumultuous relationship between a single mother and her gay son as they navigate the dizzying world of online dating.

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Directed by
Mike Roma
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Patrick Reilly, Kathryn Erbe, Kathy Najimy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mike Roma
Written by
Mike Roma
Starring
Patrick Reilly, Kathryn Erbe, Kathy Najimy, Michael Rosen, James Le Gros, Paul Iacono, Luke Roberts, Colin Bates
Music
Micah O’Konis
Cinematography
Griffin Yu
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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