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White Noise

2022 · 136 min

A witty, unsettling ride through existential dread and absurd family chaos, blending satire and disaster with a wry, theatrical tone.

Directed by: Noah Baumbach
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle

Tagline: You can’t hear it if it's everywhere.
Overview: Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.

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Directed by: Noah Baumbach
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
family
obsession
identity
fate
Places: small town
home
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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