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Hooking Up

2020 · 105 min

A bumpy road-trip romance that mixes raunchy comedy with tender recovery drama, easy to watch but with real emotional bruises underneath.

Directed by
Nico Raineau
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
There's more to love than sex.
Overview
Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the road trip come to light, the unlikely pair force one another to confront their issues, discovering that there might actually be more to love than just sex.
How it feels
Warm, earnest, melancholic and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Identity, addiction, healing, love
Content
Strong sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Nico Raineau
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Nico Raineau
Written by
Lauren Schacher, Nico Raineau
Starring
Sam Richardson, Brittany Snow, Vivica A. Fox, Jordana Brewster, Richard Jackson, Amy Pietz, Rob Moran, Alexis G. Zall
Cinematography
Jeff Bierman
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Dutch, English, Spanish

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