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Anything Else

2003 · 108 min

A talky, neurotic stroll through bad romance and worse advice, amusing in fits but never quite landing.

Tagline
In any relationship, one person always does the heavy lifting.
Overview
Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Woody Allen
Written by
Woody Allen
Starring
Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Woody Allen, Stockard Channing, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Fallon, Anthony Arkin, David Conrad
Cinematography
Darius Khondji
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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