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Flakes

2007 · 84 min

A quirky, low-stakes comedy with eccentric characters and a sweet romantic core, easy to watch and mildly amusing.

Directed by
Michael Lehmann
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
A tasty tale of love & war!
Overview
Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, who debate the arcana of cereal history and ideal milk/flake ratios, an aspiring capitalist rips off their concept.

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Directed by
Michael Lehmann
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • love
  • identity
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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