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Catch and Release

2006 · 111 min

A gentle, bittersweet comfort watch that drifts between grief and new affection, uneven but soft-hearted and easy to sink into.

Directed by
Susannah Grant
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
Life is messy. Love is messier
Overview
For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best friends.

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Directed by
Susannah Grant
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • love
  • betrayal
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Susannah Grant
Written by
Susannah Grant
Starring
Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith, Sam Jaeger, Juliette Lewis, Fiona Shaw, Joshua Friesen, Tina Lifford
Music
BT
Cinematography
John Lindley
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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