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Kissing Jessica Stein

2002 · 97 min

A warm, witty, and gently neurotic romantic comedy that feels like a thoughtful conversation about love and identity.

Directed by: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen

Tagline: When it comes to love, sometimes she just can't think straight.
Overview: Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by 'lesbian-curious' Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething art gallerist.

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Directed by: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
sexuality
family
friendship
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Written by: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen
Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen, Jackie Hoffman, Tovah Feldshuh, Michael Mastro, Carson Elrod, Jon Hamm
Music: Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography: Lawrence Sher
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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