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The Year of Getting to Know Us

2008 · 90 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy-drama about family baggage, with wry humour and moments of quiet emotional honesty.

Directed by
Patrick Sisam
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sharon Stone, Jimmy Fallon, Illeana Douglas
Tagline
No Matter How Far You Go, You Can't Run From Family
Overview
A commitment-phobic man reunites with his estranged, ailing father and comes to terms with his own childhood.

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Directed by
Patrick Sisam
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sharon Stone, Jimmy Fallon, Illeana Douglas
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Patrick Sisam
Written by
Patrick Sisam
Starring
Sharon Stone, Jimmy Fallon, Illeana Douglas, Tom Arnold, Jordana Spiro, Susanne Kreitman Taylor, Lucy Liu, Tony Hale
Music
John Swihart
Cinematography
Lisa Rinzler
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, French, English

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