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Here Today

2021 · 117 min

A gentle, bittersweet comedy-drama that balances laughs with tender moments about memory and family.

Directed by
Billy Crystal
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Penn Badgley
Tagline
You never know who's going to change your life.
Overview
Veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality, befriends a talented young New York street singer Emma Payge. Together, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.

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Directed by
Billy Crystal
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Penn Badgley
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • family
  • friendship
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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