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Bottle Rocket

1996 · 91 min

A gentle, offbeat comedy about hapless dreamers, full of deadpan charm and quiet melancholy.

Tagline: They're not really criminals, but everyone's got to have a dream.
Overview: Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
coming-of-age
betrayal
redemption
Places: small town
road trip
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, crime, drama
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Written by: Owen Wilson, Wes Anderson
Starring: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave, Lumi Cavazos, James Caan, Andrew Wilson, Teddy Wilson, Donny Caicedo
Music: Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography: Robert D. Yeoman
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: Spanish, English

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