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Flirting with Forty

2008 · 87 min

A breezy, sun-soaked escape about second chances, easy to sink into like a beach read.

Directed by
Mikael Salomon
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring
Heather Locklear, Robert Buckley, Vanessa Williams
Tagline
Boy. Oh boy...
Overview
A divorcee has a passionate affair with a much younger surfing instructor in Hawaii.

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Directed by
Mikael Salomon
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring
Heather Locklear, Robert Buckley, Vanessa Williams
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • parenthood
  • freedom
Places
  • sea
  • big city
  • home
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
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance, drama
Directed by
Mikael Salomon
Written by
Julia Dahl
Starring
Heather Locklear, Robert Buckley, Vanessa Williams, Cameron Bancroft, Sam Duke, Anne Hawthorne, Chelah Horsdal, Stefanie von Pfetten
Cinematography
Jon Joffin
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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