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A Love Song for Bobby Long

2004 · 119 min

A slow, humid character study steeped in loss and literature, where broken people tentatively form a family amid decay and drink.

Directed by
Shainee Gabel
Genres
Drama
Starring
John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht
Tagline
The heart is a lonely hunter.
Overview
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Shainee Gabel
Genres
Drama
Starring
John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 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
  • grief
  • found family
  • addiction
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Shainee Gabel
Written by
Shainee Gabel
Starring
John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Kara Unger, Dane Rhodes, David Jensen, Clayne Crawford, Sonny Shroyer
Music
Nathan Larson
Cinematography
Elliot Davis
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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