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George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing

2005 · 74 min

A caustic, gravelly stand-up set that stares into death and decay, making you laugh and squirm at the same time.

Tagline
Some look at life on the bright side. He prefers the grave side.
Overview
Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. His spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans’ obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • morality
  • politics
  • addiction
  • media
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror2
Humour7
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, tv movie, documentary
Directed by
Rocco Urbisci
Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
74 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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