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August

2008 · 88 min

A slow-burn, tense character study of ambition and betrayal, with a looming sense of dread.

Directed by
Austin Chick
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Comes just before the fall
Overview
Two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs, attempt to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.

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Directed by
Austin Chick
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • family
  • corruption
  • greed
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Austin Chick
Written by
Howard A. Rodman
Starring
Josh Hartnett, Adam Scott, Robin Tunney, Andre Royo, Naomie Harris, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Laila Robins, Caroline Lagerfelt
Music
Nathan Larson
Cinematography
Andrij Parekh
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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