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Going the Distance

2004 · 93 min

A goofy, breezy road-trip romp full of crude gags and pretty faces, easy to watch and quickly forgotten.

Directed by
Mark Griffiths
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
They came. They saw. They came.
Overview
Nick is a successful young man whose comfortable West Coast life couldn't be better. However, when his girlfriend falls under the influence of lecherous music producer Lenny Swackhammer, Nick impulsively decides to travel to Toronto to intervene. Nick's buddies Tyler and Dime opt to turn the quest into a cross-country road trip that's complete with wacky antics and encounters with beautiful women.

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Directed by
Mark Griffiths
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • love
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Mark Griffiths
Written by
Eric Goodman, Kelly Senecal
Starring
Christopher Jacot, Joanne Kelly, Shawn Roberts, Mayko Nguyen, Katheryn Winnick, Ryan Belleville, August Schellenberg, Matt Frewer
Cinematography
Gregory Middleton
Runtime
93 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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