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Megalopolis

2024 · 138 min

A sprawling, surreal fever dream of grand ideas and excess, demanding patience but rewarding with audacious vision.

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Genres: Science fiction, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel

Tagline: If you can't see a better future, build one.
Overview: In a futuristic New York known as New Rome, visionary architect Cesar Catilina dreams of building "Megalopolis," a utopian city that redefines society’s limits. Opposing him is the corrupt Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who clings to power and profit. Between them stands Julia, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar forces her to choose between loyalty, ambition, and the fate of humanity.

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Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Genres: Science fiction, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
ambition
love
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	5
Realism	3
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	9
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: science fiction, drama, fantasy
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Written by: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire
Music: Osvaldo Golijov, Grace VanderWaal
Cinematography: Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Runtime: 138 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Latin, Russian, Spanish

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