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House of D

2004 · 97 min

A gentle, bittersweet memory piece that drifts between warmth and sadness, asking you to sit quietly with a boy's grief and the odd friendships that carried him.

Directed by
David Duchovny
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
See the world a little differently.
Overview
In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. With Tom's mother battling depression after the death of her husband, the young boy is left to his own devices. When Tom develops a crush on schoolmate Melissa, Pappass feels abandoned and begins behaving erratically.

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Directed by
David Duchovny
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 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
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • family
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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