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The Last Laugh

2019 · 98 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy about old friends chasing a last shot, mixing easy laughs with quiet reflections on missed chances and mortality.

Directed by
Greg Pritikin
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
It's never too late to get your act together
Overview
After moving to a retirement home, restless talent manager Al reconnects with long-ago client Buddy and coaxes him back out on the comedy circuit.

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Directed by
Greg Pritikin
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • friendship
  • aging
  • ambition
  • death
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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