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The Road to Wellville

1994 · 118 min

A broad, eccentric satire of health fads, full of bodily gags and oddball characters, with a surprisingly tender heart beneath the silliness.

Directed by: Alan Parker
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick

Tagline: A comedy of the heart and other organs.
Overview: An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.

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Directed by: Alan Parker
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
grief
identity
corruption
love
Places: small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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