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Ellie Parker

2005 · 95 min

A wry, restless plunge into audition-season anxiety, where vanity and desperation blur into something oddly tender.

Directed by: Scott Coffey
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Naomi Watts, Scott Coffey, Jennifer Syme

Tagline: The odds are against her. Not to mention her agent.
Overview: Ellie Parker, an aspiring actress from Australia, lives a hectic Hollywood lifestyle, perpetually trying to land the role that will elevate her career. Living with her lothario musician boyfriend, Justin, Ellie is far from happy, finding support primarily from her friend Sam. But when Ellie meets Chris after a minor traffic accident, she sees new potential for both romance and her life in general.

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Directed by: Scott Coffey
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Naomi Watts, Scott Coffey, Jennifer Syme

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 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
ambition
isolation
work
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Scott Coffey
Written by: Scott Coffey
Starring: Naomi Watts, Scott Coffey, Jennifer Syme, Mark Pellegrino, Greg Freitas, Gaye Pope, Blair Mastbaum, Rebecca Rigg
Music: Neil Jackson
Cinematography: Blair Mastbaum, Scott Coffey
Runtime: 95 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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