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Henry Poole Is Here

2008 · 99 min

A quiet, bittersweet story about a lonely man finding connection and hope through unlikely neighbors, with a gentle touch of the miraculous.

Directed by
Mark Pellington
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Changing his attitude will take a miracle.
Overview
Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.

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Directed by
Mark Pellington
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • faith
  • isolation
  • grief
  • healing
  • loneliness
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Mark Pellington
Starring
Luke Wilson, George López, Radha Mitchell, Morgan Lily, Adriana Barraza, Cheryl Hines, Earl Carroll, Noah Dahl
Music
John Frizzell
Cinematography
Eric Schmidt
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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