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Random Hearts

1999 · 133 min

A quiet, mournful drama about two strangers bound by betrayal, slow and somber but with a tentative warmth.

Directed by
Sydney Pollack
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Tagline
In a perfect world, they never would have met.
Overview
After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possessions and discover that the two were having an affair.

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Directed by
Sydney Pollack
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance, thriller
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
Written by
Darryl Ponicsan, Kurt Luedtke
Starring
Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charles S. Dutton, Richard Jenkins, Dennis Haysbert, Sydney Pollack, Susanna Thompson, Peter Coyote
Music
Dave Grusin
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Runtime
133 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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