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Cashback

2007 · 102 min

A whimsical, bittersweet romantic comedy-drama with artistic flourishes and a gentle, melancholic tone.

Tagline
Sometimes love is hiding between the seconds of your life.
Overview
After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • identity
  • memory
  • loneliness
  • art
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Sean Ellis
Written by
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Starring
Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans, Michael Dixon, Michelle Ryan, Stuart Goodwin, Frank Hesketh, Daphne Guinness
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish

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