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Birthday Girl

2001 · 93 min

A slow-burning, uneasy mix of awkward romance and sudden violence, keeping you tense and uncertain about who to trust.

Directed by: Jez Butterworth
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel

Tagline: Be careful what you wish for.
Overview: John is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russian mail-order bride arranged via the Internet, where he is introduced to Nadia. John's fondness for Nadia grows... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.

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Directed by: Jez Butterworth
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
isolation
betrayal
love
redemption
Places: suburbs
big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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