Movie

Chaos Theory

2008 · 87 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy about a control freak whose life unravels, mixing laughs with heartfelt moments of forgiveness and family.

Tagline: This man will bring order to the universe...or not.
Overview: Frank Allen, a professional speaker who lectures on time management has a perfectly ordered and scheduled life, down to the minute. When his wife sets his clock forward 10 minutes as a joke, his day is thrown off. Deciding that his strictly ordered life has done him little good, he begins to make multiple choice index cards, choosing one at random and doing what is written on the card.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, betrayal, identity, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 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: family
betrayal
identity
love
redemption
Places: small town
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild