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Alfie

2004 · 106 min

A slick, charming cad charms and stumbles through New York romances, mixing cheeky asides with a creeping emptiness.

Tagline
Meet a man who never met a woman he didn't love.
Overview
A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.

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  • Paramount Plus
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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Charles Shyer
Written by
Charles Shyer, Elaine Pope
Starring
Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps, Jane Krakowski, Renée Taylor, Jeff Harding, Sienna Miller, Nia Long
Music
Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart
Cinematography
Ashley Rowe
Runtime
106 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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