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Starman

1984 · 115 min

A gentle, intimate road movie that blends wonder and melancholy, anchored by a tender central performance.

Directed by: John Carpenter
Genres: Science fiction, Drama, Romance
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith

Tagline: In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all lifeforms in the universe to visit our planet. Get ready. Company's coming.
Overview: When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them.

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Directed by: John Carpenter
Genres: Science fiction, Drama, Romance
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
grief
isolation
identity
healing
Places: road trip
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	7
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: science fiction, drama, romance
Directed by: John Carpenter
Written by: Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Phalen, Tony Edwards, John Walter Davis, Ted White
Music: Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography: Donald M. Morgan
Runtime: 115 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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