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Parenthood

1989 · 124 min

A warm, funny, and honest look at family life that balances laughter with real emotional weight.

Tagline
It could happen to you.
Overview
The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Ron Howard
Written by
Babaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
Starring
Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, Jason Robards, Rick Moranis, Tom Hulce, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves
Music
Randy Newman
Cinematography
Donald McAlpine
Runtime
124 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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