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In America

2003 · 105 min

A tender, heartfelt story of a grieving family finding hope in a new country, seen through a child's eyes.

Tagline
A new home. A new life. Seen through eyes that see everything.
Overview
A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • immigration
  • healing
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Jim Sheridan
Written by
Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Jim Sheridan
Starring
Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger, Djimon Hounsou, David Wike, Michael Sean Tighe, Juan Carlos Hernández
Music
Maurice Seezer, Gavin Friday
Cinematography
Declan Quinn
Runtime
105 min
Country
Ireland, United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
Irish, English, Spanish

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