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Avenues

2019 · 76 min

A quiet, wintry walk-and-talk that drifts along on melancholy conversation and the ache of growing up.

Directed by: Michael Angarano
Genres: Drama
Starring: Michael Angarano, Ari Graynor, Nicholas Braun

Overview: On his 25th birthday, following the death of his brother, Max and his best friend Peter wander the wintry streets of Manhattan, contemplating life, livelihood, and what it means to be adult.

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Directed by: Michael Angarano
Genres: Drama
Starring: Michael Angarano, Ari Graynor, Nicholas Braun

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
friendship
coming-of-age
identity
family
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Michael Angarano
Written by: Michael Angarano
Starring: Michael Angarano, Ari Graynor, Nicholas Braun, Adelaide Clemens, John Robinson, Greg Vrotsos, Brian Geraghty, Juno Temple
Music: Michael Cera
Runtime: 76 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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