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Happy Endings

2005 · 128 min

A wry, interwoven LA mosaic that keeps you at arm's length with ironic narration while quietly tugging at family wounds.

Directed by
Don Roos
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Jesse Bradford
Tagline
All's well that ends swell.
Overview
Filmmaker Nicky offers to track down the son that Mamie gave up for adoption nearly two decades before. Meanwhile, Mamie's stepbrother (and the father of her child), Charley, along with his boyfriend, Gil, try to find out what became of the sperm Gil donated to a lesbian couple. Finally, singer Jude becomes entangled in a love triangle with androgynous drummer Otis and his conservative father.

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Directed by
Don Roos
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Jesse Bradford
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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • love
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Don Roos
Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
Clark Mathis
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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