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Poor Jane

2018 · 90 min

A quiet, wry character study that drifts through a marriage's unraveling with melancholy and small, uncomfortable laughs.

Directed by
Katie Orr
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Brandy Burre, Robert Longstreet, Mike Lutz
Overview
A housewife's comfortable life unravels when she suddenly stops loving her husband.

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Directed by
Katie Orr
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Brandy Burre, Robert Longstreet, Mike Lutz
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • freedom
Places
  • suburbs
  • 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
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Katie Orr
Written by
Katie Orr
Starring
Brandy Burre, Robert Longstreet, Mike Lutz, Dave Willis, Javon Johnson, Cassady McClincy-Zhang, Mark Wilson
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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