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Be Kind Rewind

2008 · 102 min

A scrappy, affectionate celebration of homemade creativity that feels like watching friends put on a show, warm and a little bittersweet.

Directed by
Michel Gondry
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Tagline
You name it, we shoot it.
Overview
A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.

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Directed by
Michel Gondry
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • friendship
  • found family
  • art
  • memory
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Michel Gondry
Written by
Michel Gondry
Starring
Jack Black, Yasiin Bey, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Díaz, Irv Gooch, Chandler Parker, Arjay Smith
Music
Jean-Michel Bernard
Cinematography
Ellen Kuras
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America, France
Languages
English

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