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Book Club

2018 · 104 min

A light, warm-hearted comedy about friendship and late-life romance that feels like catching up with old friends.

Directed by
Bill Holderman
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen
Tagline
The next chapter is always the best.
Overview
Four lifelong friends decide that their lives could change by becoming nasty and reading Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club to get inspiration on how to handle sexual pleasure at an elderly age.

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Directed by
Bill Holderman
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • love
  • aging
  • identity
  • family
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
Realism7
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy, drama
Directed by
Bill Holderman
Written by
Erin Simms, Bill Holderman
Starring
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, Andy Garcia, Craig T. Nelson, Don Johnson, Ed Begley Jr.
Music
Peter Nashel
Cinematography
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Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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