Movie

Unexpected

2022 · 106 min

A gentle, quirky comedy-drama about a couple's messy life and animals, with warmth and mild melancholy.

Tagline: Life happens...
Overview: Music critic Bob is out of a job, addicted to Zoloft, and trying to wrangle the menagerie of animals that his wife Linda has accumulated. Will adopting a baby cure their existential angst? Or should they just rescue another duck?
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Parenthood, addiction, identity, love
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
addiction
identity
love
healing
Places: home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild