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Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

2001 · 104 min

A quiet, thoughtful film that weaves together small moments of regret and hope, asking you to reflect on your own happiness.

Directed by
Jill Sprecher
Genres
Drama
Starring
Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea DuVall
Tagline
Ask yourself if you're really happy.
Overview
In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.

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Directed by
Jill Sprecher
Genres
Drama
Starring
Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea DuVall
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • identity
  • isolation
  • morality
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jill Sprecher
Written by
Karen Sprecher, Jill Sprecher
Starring
Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea DuVall, Amy Irving, Alan Arkin, David Connolly, Joseph Siravo, A.D. Miles
Music
Alex Wurman
Cinematography
Dick Pope
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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