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To Hell with Harvey

2019 · 78 min

A gentle, wintry road movie that ambles through small-town Canada, pairing wry humour with quiet melancholy and a soft-hearted look at creative longing.

Overview
A struggling aspiring young writer assists a reclusive washed-up author on his comeback winter book tour. Together they hit the road across rural Ontario on a tumultuous journey seeking inspiration, acceptance and redemption.

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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
  • redemption
  • ambition
  • identity
  • friendship
  • aging
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • small town
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
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Liv Collins
Written by
Kevin Revie
Starring
Tony Burgess, Greg Collins, Carrie Cathrae-Keeling, JoAnn Mailloux, Chuck Baker, Courtney Revie, Justin Darmanin, Christopher McGruer
Cinematography
Alex Tong
Runtime
78 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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