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Reality Bites

1994 · 98 min

A bittersweet, talky hangout that mixes witty banter with post-college drift and romantic confusion.

Directed by
Ben Stiller
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Starring
Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo
Tagline
A comedy about love in the '90s
Overview
A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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Directed by
Ben Stiller
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Starring
Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • love
  • friendship
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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drama, romance, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Country
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Languages
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