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Igby Goes Down

2002 · 97 min

A wry, restless drift through wealth and dysfunction, funny and sad in equal measure, leaving a lingering ache.

Tagline: Insanity is relative.
Overview: Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.

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Tone: cynicalstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
isolation
class
coming-of-age
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Burr Steers
Written by: Burr Steers
Starring: Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Claire Danes, Jared Harris, Amanda Peet, Ryan Phillippe, Bill Pullman
Music: Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
Cinematography: Wedigo von Schultzendorff
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Germany, United States of America
Languages: English

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