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Smart People

2008 · 95 min

A wry, bittersweet character study that balances intellectual pretension with genuine warmth, inviting you to smirk and then care.

Directed by: Noam Murro
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church

Tagline: Sometimes the smartest people have the most to learn
Overview: Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy.

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Directed by: Noam Murro
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
love
parenthood
redemption
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Directed by: Noam Murro
Written by: Mark Poirier
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Elliot Page, Ashton Holmes, Christine Lahti, Camille Mana, David Denman
Music: Nuno Bettencourt
Cinematography: Toby Irwin
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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