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The Majestic

2001 · 153 min

A gentle, nostalgic drama that slowly builds emotional weight through small-town warmth and a earnest fight for ideals.

Directed by: Frank Darabont
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden

Tagline: Sometimes your life comes into focus one frame at a time.
Overview: Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

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Directed by: Frank Darabont
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: identity
memory
justice
family
redemption
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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