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Boys on the Side

1995 · 115 min

A warm, bittersweet road trip that balances laughter and heartbreak as three women forge an unlikely family.

Tagline
A motion picture that celebrates the art of survival, the gift of laughter and the miracle of friendship.
Overview
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • found family
  • survival
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Herbert Ross
Written by
Don Roos
Starring
Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore, Matthew McConaughey, James Remar, Billy Wirth, Anita Gillette, Dennis Boutsikaris
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
115 min
Country
France, United States of America
Languages
English

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