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Blow Dry

2001 · 91 min

A warm, quirky comedy with heart, balancing quirky humor and genuine emotion as it builds to a feel-good climax.

Directed by
Paddy Breathnach
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
An outrageous new comedy for anyone who's ever had hair.
Overview
The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lover Sandra run a beauty salon.
How it feels
Uplifting, earnest, melancholic and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Family, redemption, grief, love
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Paddy Breathnach
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • redemption
  • grief
  • love
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Paddy Breathnach
Written by
Simon Beaufoy
Starring
Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Rachael Leigh Cook, Josh Hartnett, Bill Nighy, Warren Clarke, Rosemary Harris
Music
Patrick Doyle
Cinematography
Cian de Buitléar
Runtime
91 min
Country
Germany, United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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