Movie

After Class

2019 · 93 min

A bittersweet, talky comedy-drama that balances family warmth with mortality and wry academic satire.

Tagline: Sometimes homework starts at home.
Overview: An NYC Professor spends the week reconnecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behavior at his college. Meanwhile, his family is determined to make an around-the-clock effort to support their matriarch when she’s admitted to New York’s Presbyterian Hospital and is expected to die within a few days.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, satirical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, death, grief, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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
death
grief
identity
parenthood
Places: big city
hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild