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Spielberg

2017 · 147 min

A warm, affectionate portrait that lets you sit with a master storyteller reminiscing about a life spent making movies.

Tagline
Direct from the heart
Overview
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
  • art
  • ambition
  • memory
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Susan Lacy
Starring
Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Richard Dreyfuss, Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Hanks, J.J. Abrams, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett
Cinematography
Sam Painter, Ed Marritz
Runtime
147 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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