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State and Main

2000 · 106 min

A witty, fast-talking satire of Hollywood colliding with small-town life, full of quirky characters and moral dilemmas.

Directed by: David Mamet
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charles Durning

Tagline: Lock your windows. Hide your daughters. Say your prayers.
Overview: The residents of a small Vermont town don't know what hit them when a beleaguered Hollywood film crew brings a chaotic shoot to their quaint village.

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Directed by: David Mamet
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charles Durning

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
morality
deception
love
class
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	8
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: David Mamet
Written by: David Mamet
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charles Durning, Clark Gregg, Patti LuPone, William H. Macy, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Paymer
Music: Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
Runtime: 106 min
Country: France, United States of America
Languages: Italian, English

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