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He Was a Quiet Man

2007 · 95 min

A queasy, surreal slide into one man's fractured mind, blending office satire with tragedy and leaving you unsettled long after.

Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
He seemed like such a nice guy.. He pretty much kept to himself...
Overview
An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.

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Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • identity
  • guilt
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour5
Realism6
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Frank A. Cappello
Written by
Frank A. Cappello
Starring
Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy, Sascha Knopf, John Gulager, Jamison Jones, Michael DeLuise, K.C. Ramsey
Music
Jeff Beal
Cinematography
Brandon Trost
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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