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Blue in the Face

1995 · 83 min

A loose, chatty hangout with quirky locals trading improvised jokes and small dramas in a smoky corner shop.

Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Welcome to the planet Brooklyn.
Overview
A wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun. But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for good and turn it into a trendy vegetarian restaurant, the neighborhood proves they'll do just about anything to save their favorite hangout.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • family
  • identity
  • art
  • music
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Paul Auster, Wayne Wang
Written by
Paul Auster, Wayne Wang
Starring
Harvey Keitel, Mel Gorham, Victor Argo, Roseanne Barr, Giancarlo Esposito, Jared Harris, José Zúñiga, Jim Jarmusch
Cinematography
Adam Holender
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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