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Anywhere but Here

1999 · 114 min

A bittersweet mother-daughter road trip through life, equal parts exasperating and tender.

Directed by: Wayne Wang
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Hart Bochner

Tagline: A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better.
Overview: Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.

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Directed by: Wayne Wang
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Hart Bochner

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: family
coming-of-age
parenthood
identity
love
Places: big city
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, comedy, romance
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Written by: Alvin Sargent, Mona Simpson
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Hart Bochner, Eileen Ryan, Ray Baker, John Diehl, Shawn Hatosy, Bonnie Bedelia
Music: Danny Elfman
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Runtime: 114 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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