Movie

Paddleton

2019 · 89 min

A quietly devastating yet warmly funny look at friendship and mortality, carried by two understated performances.

Tagline: A comedy of dramatic proportions.
Overview: An unlikely friendship between two neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, death, grief, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
death
grief
isolation
love
Places: small town
road trip
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild