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In Good Company

2004 · 110 min

A gentle, wry look at work and family life that leaves you quietly hopeful rather than stirred up.

Directed by
Paul Weitz
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson
Tagline
He's rich, young and handsome. He's in love with you and he's your dad's boss.
Overview
Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naive supervisor Carter Duryea, who is half his age. Matters are made worse when Dan's new supervisor becomes romantically involved with his daughter an 18 year-old college student Alex.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Paul Weitz
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • work
  • love
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Paul Weitz
Written by
Paul Weitz
Starring
Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger, David Paymer, Clark Gregg, Philip Baker Hall, Selma Blair
Music
Stephen Trask
Cinematography
Remi Adefarasin
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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