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Wristcutters: A Love Story

2007 · 88 min

A droll, bittersweet road trip through a grey afterlife, mixing deadpan humour with genuine longing and a touch of magic.

Directed by: Goran Dukić
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham

Tagline: Life is a trip, but the afterlife is one hell of a ride.
Overview: Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip to find her.

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Directed by: Goran Dukić
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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
love
isolation
identity
redemption
Places: road trip
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	4
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, fantasy, romance
Directed by: Goran Dukić
Written by: Goran Dukić
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Leslie Bibb, Mikal P. Lazarev, Mark Boone Junior, Abraham Benrubi, Mary Pat Gleason
Music: Bobby Johnston
Cinematography: Vanja Černjul
Runtime: 88 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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