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The Art of Racing in the Rain

2019 · 109 min

A warm, bittersweet tearjerker told through a dog's eyes, blending racing thrills with tender family moments and gentle life lessons.

Directed by: Simon Curtis
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Kevin Costner, Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried

Tagline: Meet the dog who will show the world how to be human.
Overview: A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

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Directed by: Simon Curtis
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Kevin Costner, Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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: family
grief
love
loyalty
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Simon Curtis
Written by: Mark Bomback
Starring: Kevin Costner, Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Lily Dodsworth-Evans, Ian Lake, Martin Donovan, Kathy Baker
Music: Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O'Halloran
Cinematography: Ross Emery
Runtime: 109 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese

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