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Playing by Heart

1998 · 121 min

A gentle, talky weave of overlapping love stories that slowly clicks into place, warm and a little sad.

Directed by
Willard Carroll
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
If romance is a mystery, there's only one way to figure it out.
Overview
In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.

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Directed by
Willard Carroll
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Willard Carroll
Written by
Willard Carroll
Starring
Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Anthony Edwards, Angelina Jolie, Jay Mohr, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Quaid
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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