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Reign Over Me

2007 · 124 min

A quiet, emotionally raw drama that immerses you in grief and friendship, with moments of warmth and unsettling pain.

Directed by: Mike Binder
Genres: Drama
Starring: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith

Tagline: Let in the unexpected.
Overview: A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.

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Directed by: Mike Binder
Genres: Drama
Starring: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
friendship
trauma
isolation
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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