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Fast Food Nation

2006 · 116 min

A quietly unsettling, multi-strand drama that exposes the human cost behind fast food, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Tagline
Do you want lies with that?
Overview
A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • class
  • corruption
  • exploration
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Richard Linklater
Written by
Richard Linklater
Starring
Greg Kinnear, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Dano, Luis Guzmán, Ashley Johnson, Kris Kristofferson, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke
Music
Bill Elm
Cinematography
Lee Daniel
Runtime
116 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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