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Must Love Dogs

2005 · 98 min

A light, predictable romantic comedy that coasts on charm and awkward dating mishaps, easy to watch but forgettable.

Genres
Romance, Comedy
Tagline
The hardest trick is making them stay.
Overview
Sarah Nolan is a newly divorced woman cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic but often misguided help of her well-meaning family. As she braves a series of hilarious disastrous mismatches and first dates, Sarah begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that, no matter what, it's never a good idea to give up on love.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • healing
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Gary David Goldberg
Written by
Gary David Goldberg
Starring
Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins, Christopher Plummer, Dermot Mulroney, Stockard Channing, Ali Hillis, Brad William Henke
Music
Craig Armstrong
Cinematography
John Bailey
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Armenian

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