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My Life in Ruins

2009 · 95 min

A sunny, lightweight getaway that coasts on gentle laughs and postcard scenery, never asking much beyond a smile.

Directed by: Donald Petrie
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis

Tagline: The most fun you can have without a passport.
Overview: A Greek tour guide named Georgia attempts to recapture her kefi (Greek for mojo) by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around Greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign land while beginning to see the world through a new set of eyes in the process.

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Directed by: Donald Petrie
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: identity
found family
love
healing
work
Places: road trip
countryside
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, romance
Directed by: Donald Petrie
Written by: Mike Reiss
Starring: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Alistair McGowan, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall, Ian Ogilvy
Music: David Newman
Cinematography: José Luis Alcaine
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Greece, United States of America
Languages: English

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