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Always

1989 · 122 min

A gentle, bittersweet romance with a ghostly guardian angel, mixing aerial adventure with quiet emotional moments and a touch of Spielbergian wonder.

Tagline
They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone.
Overview
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • love
  • redemption
  • survival
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour4
Realism4
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, fantasy, drama
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Written by
Jerry Belson
Starring
Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson, Audrey Hepburn, Roberts Blossom, Keith David, Ed Van Nuys
Music
John Williams
Cinematography
Mikael Salomon
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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