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Sex and Death 101

2007 · 117 min

A wry, offbeat black comedy that mixes sex farce with fate and vigilante justice, feeling both playful and oddly philosophical.

Directed by
Daniel Waters
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Overview
A guy's life is turned around by an email, which includes the names of everyone he's had sex with and ever will have sex with. His situation gets worse when he encounters a femme fatale who targets men guilty of sex crime.

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Directed by
Daniel Waters
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • sexuality
  • identity
  • revenge
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism4
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, romance, drama
Directed by
Daniel Waters
Written by
Daniel Waters
Starring
Simon Baker, Winona Ryder, Leslie Bibb, Mindy Cohn, Julie Bowen, Dash Mihok, Neil Flynn, Patton Oswalt
Music
Rolfe Kent
Cinematography
Daryn Okada
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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