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Peter's Friends

1992 · 101 min

A warm, witty reunion that slowly reveals the griefs and secrets beneath old friendships, leaving a bittersweet ache.

Tagline: Love, friendship, and other natural disasters...
Overview: After inheriting a large country estate from his late father, Peter invites his friends from college: married couple Roger and Mary, the lonely Maggie, fashionable Sarah, and writer Andrew, who brings his American TV star wife, Carol. Sarah's new boyfriend, Brian, also attends. It has been 10 years since college, and they find their lives are very different.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
grief
identity
love
healing
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Written by: Martin Bergman, Rita Rudner
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Rita Rudner, Phyllida Law
Cinematography: Roger Lanser
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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